Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Swimming in Pancakes!

Today was officially one of the best days in the British calendar: PANCAKE DAY! 
To those of you who don't like them, just leave for a while. But for those of you who do, come bask in the glory that is pancake. 

I'm a bit of lazy arse when it comes to my type of pancakes, I like them plain and coated it sweetie goodness. This year I made a proper attempt at making American style ones, purely because my friend doesn't like the crepe style. I'm glad I did it though. So fluffy and yummy, so good I had to eat four. In fact, my grand total for the day is seven; my other friend also made crepe style. 

Anyway, I know it's a little late in the day for a recipe seeing as Pancake Day is practically over, however you can never have enough pancakes. This is quick, simple and easy to add extra flavourings if you wish:

What you'll need
-135g plain flour
-1tsp baking powder
-1/2 tsp salt
-2tbsp caster sugar
-130ml milk
-1 egg
-2tbsp of butter, or olive oil (plus extra for cooking)

The making of
-In a bowl, mix together the: flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
-Melt the butter (cheat by popping in the microwave - don't burn it though!)
-Whilst the butters cooling: in a separate jug (i used the measuring jug), whisk your egg and milk. Then add the butter. 
-Pour the wet mix into the dry and whisk into a thick, creamy batter. Leave to sit for a few minutes.           
-Get your frying pan warmed up and well oiled (don't go over board, but use enough to get a couple of uses out of it). 
-Using a ladle, pour out one or two scoops of batter into the pan (depending on the size of the pan). It'll be thicker than the usual mix. Let them get fluffy, golden brown and then flip. Repeat until the mix is all gone!

Enjoy with many toppings! We had caramel drizzle and bananas but the world is your pancake and you can do with it what you want! 
Please excuse the poor picture, it was an after thought!

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