Happy Pancake Day GJ

 

lemon and sugar 

I've made too many pancakes for the Ben's Buddies so thought I would share them out:

Happy Shrove Tuesday!!!!! I've got my mixture airing in the fridge, it will be smoooooooth tonight! Lemon & sugar Maple syrup Strawberries & cream Blueberries Various ice cream flavours

El! That's a work of art

A feast! 

Happy Pancake Day 

Rosie, I love your new name roger is my fav character on that show lol

Just butter on mine.....but strawberry syrup and ice cream sounds delish.

Thanks Sweet  Roger is great isn't he?

Notice you're airing your batter in the fridge  does that improve the taste as well as texture?

Thanks El Loro   *drools*

*Looks at pancakes on ceiling*   

Ooppss 

Heheheh  

The ceiling needed decorating anyhow 

Roger-Rosie, I'm not sure, but I'm at work so i need to make sure the mixture doesn't go off, which is why I leave it in the fridge. If I were at home, I would only air it for about 20 mins, not in the fridge, before cooking. I'll have to gently stir it later because there will be layers of separation

Oh right  However... just read in today's Guardian that standing IS best apparently  

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life...ook-perfect-pancakes

 

"Stand or deliver?

Resting batter, like soaking rice, or washing mushrooms, is one of those ideas which I've always lazily chosen to ignore – after all, what kind of busy thrusting sort of executive has the time to make their pancake mix half an hour before they plan to eat? Gordon Ramsay says there's "no need", Nigel Slater and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall disagree: and suddenly the idea seems almost attractive (even if Nigel does insist on calling them crêpes).

I make up two batches of batter and allow one to sit for 30 minutes while I make and devour the other. The first lot aren't a disaster, but the second are distinctly more even in texture – Hugh suggests this is because the starch has had more time to absorb the liquid, and air bubbles to disperse."

Sorry Sweet   Dunno why my reply is large text...w.t.h.?

*cries*   I can't have any proper ones because of my egg allergy but I do make them with Energy egg replacer - they're OK and I have them with lemon and sugar on it 

Aww Pengy . How do they taste?

Suspect eggs are more to bind the mixture than add flavour though.

 

I'm going classic like you... lemon and sugar [sweetener] ...and slavvered in butter. I add vanilla essence to the batter to make them taste more like shop bought ones.

they're not too bad to be honest but they do tend to be on the thin side (or maybe that's just the way I make them)   they taste fine   no butter because butter is yuk   my father could never understand an Irish child not eating the butter 

Too sweet for me  don't think I've had any since I left home, we always had Orange and sugar on them 

I've never made pancakes in my life

 

my mother in law taught my youngest to make them, but she's away at uni now, so I won't be having any tonight ... but if I did they would be lemon and sugar

Happy pancake day all

I've fried them, but never actually made the batter.   I don't even know how.

Jamie Oliver ‏@jamieoliver

Perfect pancakes: 1 egg, 1 cup self-raising, 1 cup milk, pinch of salt. Whisk. Pour into a hot frying pan. Flip! RT&Share #1tweetrecipe

 

I've already made mine, wish id seen this first, peoples pics using that ^^ look really nice. Might have to make a second batch

tempting Jen.. looks so easy...

 Pengy

 

Happy Pancake Day!

 

We're going out for pancakes tonight--is that cheating? 

 

I'm making them with a hazmat suit on 

of course!!!!  you should be whisking and beating that batter and tossing your own - it's the law   

Happy Pancake Day Lori  It must be lovely to go out for pancakes!

 

Shhhh.....don't tell...

 

 

We have a couple of options here: IHOP (International House of Pancakes) or Shari's. I think we may end up at Shari's only because they are closer and I'm getting home kind of late tonight. They won't be as good as hubby's pancakes (his specialty is blackberry pancakes), but they'll do in a pinch.

They're one of the simplest things you can make Kaffy. Just chuck the ingredients in a food mixer. 

Mmmm blackberry pancakes sound delicious.

my lips are sealed - us penguin lovers gotta stick together 

Thanks, Pengy. 

 

They ARE delicious, Roger! I'd never even thought about it until he just tossed some into the batter last summer, and now they are my favorite, and we freeze blackberries so we can have them all year 'round. 

I'm in the flow!!

I bought an extra large frying pan just for the occasion

Gets ready with lemon and sugar

 

Mmmm....still a long time 'til dinner for me. But I shall live vicariously through you guys.

Lori, I found this on a blog just for you (and Pengy)

 

Penguin Pancakes

I asked the boys the other morning what they wanted for breakfast and my 7 year old asked for a penguin. We came up with these penguin pancakes and the boys thought it was so cool! Beyond the cuteness I am sure any kid would love it seeing how we made them with chocolate and whipped cream!

We used regular pancake mix and mixed in some cocoa to give it a dark color. Shape the body in the pan. It doesn't have to be perfect...just trim it. Shape the wings and trim off the edges to fit. We used 2 pieces of clementine for the feet and cut another clementine piece in half for the beak. We sprayed on our whipped cream for the belly, eyes, and on the bottom for snow/ice. We used two mini chocolate chips for the eyes.