Thursday, February 18, 2010

Pancakes for Pancake Day

I have never heard of pancake day but when the UK introduced me to it, I was celebrating it like a true pancake lover! Unfortunately, unlike many English people, I made American Pancakes! Boo me I know but I also had some English Pancakes so I'm going international here.
American Pancakes:
  • 350g of self-raising flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 310ml milk (1 1/4 cups)
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
Procedure:
  1. In a mixing bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Add salt and sugar
  2. Stir the dry ingredients. Make a well in the middle of the sifted ingredients and crack in one egg, 3 tbsp melted butter and 300ml milk. Mix until batter thickens. Set aside
  3. Using a frying pan, heat up oil or butter (about 1 tbsp oil). Coat the pan. Scoop about 1/2 a ladle of batter into the pan and swirl the pan to spread the batter. Leave it for a while.
  4. When the batter starts to bubble slightly on the top, flip the pancake over. When both sides look golden brown, remove and serve with ice cream and strawberries.
English Pancakes:
  • 100g flour
  • 1egg
  • 300ml milk
  • pinch of salt
Procedure:
  1. In a bowl, sift flour. Make a well in the flour and add salt, egg and milk. Mix the batter until smooth.
  2. Heat oil/butter in the frying pan. Pour batter slowly until it coats the base of the pan.
  3. When the sides form a crusty look, flip pancake over. When golden brown, remove and serve with lemon juice and sugar or with chocolate sauce.
  4. For other ideas, make savoury pancakes by adding ham and cheese in the middle or chicken cream cheese.

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