Today I want to talk about how to make pancakes, fun facts about them and how to be creative with them.
Pancakes - The earliest known pancakes were made about 12,000 years ago from ground grains and nuts, mixed with water or milk and cook on hot stones. Pancakes are found almost in every culture. It is a thin flat cake made from batter and fried in a pan or on a griddle. The batter is usually made from eggs, flour, milk or water, oil or melted butter. Sometimes batter can be made from buttermilk.
Ingredients:
- From Scratch
1½ Cups Flour
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
1 Egg
1¼ Cups Milk
¼ Cup Melted Butter + more for cooking
½ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
Or
- Pancake Mix
Aunt Jemima (Original Pancake Mix)
250ml (1 cup of the mix)
175ml (3/4 cup) Water
Instructions From Scratch:
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking powder and salt with a wooden spoon. Set to the side.
- In a smaller bowl crack in the egg and pour in the milk.
- Add the melted butter and vanilla essence to the egg and milk and use a fork to mix together until everything is well combined.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet. Fold the batter together with a wooden spoon until there are no longer any large lumps.
- To cook the pancakes heat a heavy based pan like cast iron over medium-low heat. When the pan is hot add a small amount of butter and ⅓ cup of the pancakes batter.
- Cook the pancake for 2-3 minutes each side. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve the pancakes stacked high with butter and maple syrup.
Or
Instructions for Pancake Mix
e.g Aunt Jemima Original Complete Pancakes
- Preheat skillet over medium-high heat or electric griddle to 190 C (375 F)
- Pour mixture into mixing bowl and Add Water
- Stir with wire whisk until large lumps disappear.
- Pour slightly less than 50ml (1/4 cup) batter for each pancake on a skillet.
- Turn when it bubbles to let the bottom turn golden brown. Approx 45 seconds to 1 minute
Learn How to Get Creative: (Optional)
Add +Pancake mix into a squeeze bottle/container.
Cut -The tip of the bottle for a better angle (optional)
Dress =The skillet with a handful and creative movement of your hands to make different shapes and sizes for fun.
Optional Add-Ons =
Add +Fruits and Nuts (Roast in Butter Optional)
Add + Chocolate Syrup
Add +Icecream
Add +Creme
Add -Maple Syrup (Preferably Canadian Brands e.g Canadian Finest, Kirkland Signature)
Fun Facts and Tips:
Pancake Mix is Approx 35mins Faster than starting from Scratch, and Approx $5 cheaper. (Life Hack)
Maple Syrups - Quebec, Canada produces two-thirds of the world’s syrup.
Maple syrup is a long-term investment (Extract from 40-year-old trees).
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References:
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Maple Syrup - https://wiki.ezvid.com/best-pure-maple-syrups
Pancake Mix - https://www.amazon.ca/Aunt-Jemima-Complete-Buttermilk-Pancake/dp/B010BRDDOG
