Is it Pancake Day?

• Serves: 12
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 9 oz or 25 grams all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder - or 1 teaspoon for crepe style pancakes
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon sugar or 2 tablespoons of honey
• 16 fl oz or 470 ml milk buttermilk even soya rice or other favourite milk even some yoghurt
• 2 eggs
• 2 oz or 50 grams melted butter

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter;
then mix very well until smooth.

If you wish to have a USA or drop scone type pancakes
this is what the above will give, the batter being like a thick soup.

If you wish to make thin crepe style pancakes add more milk liquid
to give a consistency just a little thicker than single cream.

Put in refrigerator for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
If making for Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday,
make batter and place in fridge during Monday evening.

Its amazing how this mix matures and bonds
and makes a far better, far easier to manage
pancake making the following morning or lunch time.

On Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day,
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat.

Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle,
using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake.

You can start with a small amount of batter
and see how it works in the pan
to establish if you want to make the batter thinner or thicker.

Oh, make sure you heat up your frying pan, pancake pan or griddle pan
well before starting to cook pancakes.

If you have one of those crépe making heated mushrooms shaped griddles,
you are in heaven

Brown on both sides and serve hot.

That's all there is to it :-)

With a stack of pancakes made,
now what are you going to do with them, to serve?

Many people indulge with covering them with
more butter,
lemon juice
lime juice
honey
golden syrup
maple syrup
fruit syrups
chocolate syrup
favourite jam or jelly
crushed bananas
berries ....
chooped nuts
chocolate chips

Then other people go for the savoury
and may even add pepper, oinion and garlic in the batter
and smother with cooked onions and gravy.

Another savoury is to grill vegetables,
wrap them in your crépe pancakes,
cover in a tomato sauce with garlic, olive oil,
basil, oregano, maybe some chilli
sprinkle parmesan on the whole dish
and maybe some grated cheese.

Happy Pancake Day :-)