Pancake Day!!!

Jonny69 · 20-02-2007, 17:22

It's pancake day apparently, here's how to make pancake batter for about 5-6 pancakes

100g plain flour
1 egg
just under half a pint of milk

Bung the flour and egg in a blender and top the contents up to about 1/2 pint mark. Blitz it up so all the flour is off the sides. Add more milk if it's not runny enough or a bit more flour if it's too runny. Some people like to add a second egg but I find it a bit eggy tasting then. You can use it immediately but leave it for half an hour and top with a little more milk and you'll get smoother pancakes

For english style pancakes the batter need the consistency of thick single cream.

Get a non stick frying pan very hot (do yourself a favour) and melt a small knob of butter. Quickly add a ladel of batter and cover the bottom of the pan. Let it cook over a reasonably high heat until it is dry across the top and the edges have started to lift. It will now shake free from the bottom of the pan and you can toss it over. The first one never cooks as well as the others

Serve with lemon juice and white sugar, maple syrup, chocolate sauce etc.

For American pancakes I use self raising flour and have the batter like extra thick double cream, you use more flour until it's thicker. As you ladle it into the pan it holds its shape and puffs up with bubbles, then you turn it over when the edges have gone dry.

Enjoy guys and gals!

Fayshun · 20-02-2007, 17:23

English > American

(Unless you're at an International House of Pancakes)

JodieG · 20-02-2007, 17:25

I don't weight it out, just get it to the right consistency, almost the same way as making yorkshire puddings expect I add some olive oil to that. Going to make some tonight if I get a chance.

Garp · 20-02-2007, 17:26

Blender? WTF? Are you mad.. the secret to great pancakes is not to over whisk them. Shoving them in a blender isn't great. use a fork and slowly add in the milk, not shove it all in in one go.

Admiral Huddy · 20-02-2007, 17:31

I love a good Toss on a Tuesday

We'll have the pans going tonight.. Lemon and caster sugar.. Mmm

I think one of last years is still on top of one of the cupboards

Tak · 20-02-2007, 17:50

I don't like pancakes

Piggymon · 20-02-2007, 17:52

FREAK !

Tak · 20-02-2007, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piggymon

FREAK !

Yup - so?

Jonny69 · 20-02-2007, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garp

Blender? WTF? Are you mad.. the secret to great pancakes is not to over whisk them. Shoving them in a blender isn't great. use a fork and slowly add in the milk, not shove it all in in one go.

Don't be silly that's far too much effort

I like Jezsoup's idea over on OcUK: bung it all in a bottle, shake like hell, pour into pan, bung in bin when empty, no washing up. Legendary.

Justsomebloke · 20-02-2007, 18:11

SPLAT & that's me.
I Love pancakes but i love lemon juice more. Lemon juice on pancakes and my Salads or i don't eat it/them.

20-02-2007, 17:22	#1
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Pancake Day!!! It's pancake day apparently, here's how to make pancake batter for about 5-6 pancakes 100g plain flour 1 egg just under half a pint of milk Bung the flour and egg in a blender and top the contents up to about 1/2 pint mark. Blitz it up so all the flour is off the sides. Add more milk if it's not runny enough or a bit more flour if it's too runny. Some people like to add a second egg but I find it a bit eggy tasting then. You can use it immediately but leave it for half an hour and top with a little more milk and you'll get smoother pancakes For english style pancakes the batter need the consistency of thick single cream. Get a non stick frying pan very hot (do yourself a favour) and melt a small knob of butter. Quickly add a ladel of batter and cover the bottom of the pan. Let it cook over a reasonably high heat until it is dry across the top and the edges have started to lift. It will now shake free from the bottom of the pan and you can toss it over. The first one never cooks as well as the others Serve with lemon juice and white sugar, maple syrup, chocolate sauce etc. For American pancakes I use self raising flour and have the batter like extra thick double cream, you use more flour until it's thicker. As you ladle it into the pan it holds its shape and puffs up with bubbles, then you turn it over when the edges have gone dry. Enjoy guys and gals! __________________

20-02-2007, 17:23	#2
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	English > American (Unless you're at an International House of Pancakes) __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

20-02-2007, 17:25	#3
JodieG Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 340	I don't weight it out, just get it to the right consistency, almost the same way as making yorkshire puddings expect I add some olive oil to that. Going to make some tonight if I get a chance. __________________

20-02-2007, 17:26	#4
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Blender? WTF? Are you mad.. the secret to great pancakes is not to over whisk them. Shoving them in a blender isn't great. use a fork and slowly add in the milk, not shove it all in in one go. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

20-02-2007, 17:31	#5
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	I love a good Toss on a Tuesday We'll have the pans going tonight.. Lemon and caster sugar.. Mmm I think one of last years is still on top of one of the cupboards __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

20-02-2007, 17:50	#6
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	I don't like pancakes __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

20-02-2007, 17:52	#7
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	FREAK ! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

20-02-2007, 18:11	#10
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	SPLAT & that's me. I Love pancakes but i love lemon juice more. Lemon juice on pancakes and my Salads or i don't eat it/them. __________________