When I was surfing this evening, I figured out March 4th
is the International Pancake Day! I had absolutely no idea that there is a day
dedicated for pancakes!! And along with it I came across so many weird days,
scrapbooking day and 6th march happens to be a ‘White Chocolate
Cheesecake Day’ and then there are Cereal Day, Fruit Compote Day, but the
hilarious ones are ‘Get over it Day’, ‘Pack your Lunch Day’ and wait till you
read this “What id Cats & Dogs had Opposable Thumbs Day”!!!! What in the
name of god was that?? Check out some other hilarious days here.
I Googled little more on this Pancake Day, and have to share
some info with you all on that. Today is also known as Fat Tuesday, Shrove day
or Mardi Gras. According to Wiki it’s the last day before the penitential
season of Lent and in France it’s the day to eat all fatty food before the
season of Lent begins. It’s observed by the Christians. Quite a good tradition
I say!
It’s almost at the fag end of the day, but still how can I
not post a pancake recipe when I got to know today is the pancake day!
So I’ll quickly wrap it up by going to the recipe. It’s
quite late in here about 11 in the night and I am too sleepy. My bed’s waiting
for me.
All that you need
- Plain flour – 100g
- Milk – 250 ml
- Baking powder – ¼ teaspoon
- Salt – a pinch
- Egg – 2
- Melted Butter – 2 teaspoon
- Canola Oil – for frying [you can use any kind of white oil]
Let’s Get Started
-In a large mixing bowl put in the sifted flour, salt and
baking powder and mix lightly
-Make a well in the centre and break in the eggs with white
and yolk, add milk and melted butter
-Gradually incorporate them together in a smooth batter
-You can add a little more milk if you find it becoming a
little tight.
[The batter will not be very runny, and won’t be very thick.
It will be smooth and you will know when it’s done by checking if its coating
the back of your spatula]
-Leave this batter aside for 10-15 mins, and allow the
glutten to work.
-Heat a non-stick pan over moderate heat and brush in some
oil
-Ladle some batter and swirl the pan till you get a nice
round pan cake
-The pancake will start cooking from underneath and will turn
Golden brown in the bottom, it will take roughly 30-40 seconds.
-Wait till you see little bubbles bursting on the top and
that is the time you can flip
-Cook till it’s Golden on both sides and you can take them
off heat.
And your golden pancakes are done.
That is the easiest recipe you can follow for perfect
pancakes
Pancakes are enjoyed best with maple syrup, or lemon and
honey, or plain honey. I have mine with Maple Syrup and sometimes with strawberry
syrup as well.
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