Get Creative: Get Flipping Those Pancakes

Thursday 6th February 2014

With pancake day coming up soon, get some tips and a great recipe to get flipping those pancakes!

Equipment

• Frying Pan(s)
• Scales
• Cooker/Stove
• Whisk(s)
• Spoon(s)
• Ladel

Ingredients (12 pancakes)

• 110g/4oz plain flour
• Pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 200ml/7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water
• 50g/2oz butter

Selection of toppings  (some ideas below)

• Caster sugar
• Lemons or lemon juice
• Fruit (bananas/strawberries/etc)
• Maple syrup
• Chocolate
• Ice cream

Prepare first!

Set up the kitchen, it really depends how much you are going to let the children do, from mix the batter to cook the pancakes as to what you need to do in preparation. Remember that if you are going to let children cook you will need close adult supervision at all times. Remember to check that none of the children have any allergies before they handle ingredients or eat anything.

Instructions

1. Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
2. Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.
3. Begin whisking the eggs.
4. Gradually add small quantities of the milk and water mixture, still whisking.
5. Whisk until all the liquid has been added and the batter has the consistency of thin cream.
6. Melt the butter in a pan.
7. Spoon 2 tbsp of it into the batter and whisk it in. Use the rest of the butter to grease the frying pan before you make each pancake.
8. Get the pan really hot, then turn the heat down to medium.
9. Ladle batter into the hot pan (amount depends on size of frying pan) all in one go.
10. Tip the pan around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter.
11. After about a minute, and when the bottom is golden in colour, flip the pancake over. The other side will not need so long to cook.
12. Slide the pancake out of the pan onto a plate.
13. To serve, sprinkle each pancake with lemon juice, sugar and other toppings as desired.

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