Pancakes from scratch!
October 6th 2008 01:08
So, I know it's been a little while since I have written. Based on stat's though, it seems the frozen mince post was quite the conversation starter. Seems that lot's people out there have been faced with the same old icy-beefy conundrum. Potentially, there is the idea of dedicating an entire blog to frozen mince - but quite frankly, I'm not that cool.
(I know you secretly enjoyed that Dad joke)
Right, so I have been in the midst of assessment - which means one thing: PROCRASTINATION!
Yep, whilst I should be attempting to pump out 2000 well researched words with footnotes and all the et als, ibids and N Supras - I sit here instead - thinking about pancakes.
Pancakes are the ultimate food really. 3 ingredients. Can be done sweet or savoury and can be enjoyed anytime of the day or night.
I offered to cook a friend lunch today, and having forgotten about the public holiday I'm not in a position to run to to the shops. So, pancakes it is!
Get a big bowl
Throw in a cup of flour (You could sift it if you really wanted, and some people bang on about different types of flour - but I think whatever you have on hand will do)
If you don't have a cup measure, just use a kitchen cup or coffee mug as your base measure. Fill up the cup you used for the flour with milk.
Make a well in the flour and crack one egg into this. Beat the egg a little into the well, and then slowly fold the flour from the sides in.
Before folding all the flour in, start adding the cup of milk slowly, and giving it a good stir each time you add a bit more milk. This way, your batter will be nice and smmmmooooottthhhh.
If you have added all the milk and still aren't happy with the batter consistency, add a bit more milk. It's tempting to add lots of milk at once - but you get far better pancakes taking it easy on the milk front.
The pan is the really the thing that can make or break the success of a pancake. Non stick is your friend, and I am a big fan of the electric pan too. Whatever you use, make sure the pan is hot (but not too hot). Drop a bit of butter in to coat the pan, and then use a ladel to pour on the pancake mix.
Gently roll the pan so the batter evens out into desired pancake shape - when small bubbles start to form in the middle of the pancake it is time to flip it.
Let it cook for about a minute on the other side and then - you are done (well, for that panckae at least, you need to repeat the whole pour batter, cook, flip, cook process to make more).
(I know you secretly enjoyed that Dad joke)
Right, so I have been in the midst of assessment - which means one thing: PROCRASTINATION!
Yep, whilst I should be attempting to pump out 2000 well researched words with footnotes and all the et als, ibids and N Supras - I sit here instead - thinking about pancakes.
Pancakes are the ultimate food really. 3 ingredients. Can be done sweet or savoury and can be enjoyed anytime of the day or night.
I offered to cook a friend lunch today, and having forgotten about the public holiday I'm not in a position to run to to the shops. So, pancakes it is!
Get a big bowl
Throw in a cup of flour (You could sift it if you really wanted, and some people bang on about different types of flour - but I think whatever you have on hand will do)
If you don't have a cup measure, just use a kitchen cup or coffee mug as your base measure. Fill up the cup you used for the flour with milk.
Make a well in the flour and crack one egg into this. Beat the egg a little into the well, and then slowly fold the flour from the sides in.
Before folding all the flour in, start adding the cup of milk slowly, and giving it a good stir each time you add a bit more milk. This way, your batter will be nice and smmmmooooottthhhh.
If you have added all the milk and still aren't happy with the batter consistency, add a bit more milk. It's tempting to add lots of milk at once - but you get far better pancakes taking it easy on the milk front.
The pan is the really the thing that can make or break the success of a pancake. Non stick is your friend, and I am a big fan of the electric pan too. Whatever you use, make sure the pan is hot (but not too hot). Drop a bit of butter in to coat the pan, and then use a ladel to pour on the pancake mix.
Gently roll the pan so the batter evens out into desired pancake shape - when small bubbles start to form in the middle of the pancake it is time to flip it.
Let it cook for about a minute on the other side and then - you are done (well, for that panckae at least, you need to repeat the whole pour batter, cook, flip, cook process to make more).
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