good things come in small packages

These things are addictive...

It's easy to think that you're not snacking since it's so small...but then before you know it, you've easily finished three pieces!

The first time I saw these mini pancakes on bakerella, I marvelled. What ingenuity! She's always coming up with mini cake ideas and this is a winner yet again. Who would've known something so simple could be so good.

Not only is it easy or quick to make (under 30 mins!), it's fingerlicking delicious! With or without maple syrup :)

I made these last night to warm up after a week of not baking. My friends and I went to sydney and gold coast for our midterm break. Sad to say, I didn't get to try the famed pancakes on the rocks in sydney. Even so, I thought baking this quite made up for the fun :D

Bakerella's
Mini Maple Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins
(Puffins for short!)
adapted from here
(makes 24 mini puffins)

Ingredients 
1 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp caster sugar
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 egg
2 tbsp maple syrup, extra for sauce
2 tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Method

• Preheat oven to 180C.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a bowl. Sift.
• In another bowl, stir buttermilk, egg, maple syrup and melted butter until just combined.
• Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips
• Bake for 8-10 mins