BangleMan

As a kid, every year I would always try and beat my record by one… I once did 21 pancakes in one night…. I think it took me over a week for my life to be normal again…. I knew what Paul Newman went through in Cool Hand Luke…....

Madam Medusa

omg, 21 pancakes...what did you have on them...?

MM, xx

Spugsy

13 when I was about 10, all covered in sugar and strawberry jam - YUM.

Bambi in Abu Dhabi

Ooh, I love pancakes! Thanks for reminding us, Bangleman! Does anybody have a recipe for pancake mixture? I used to buy it ready made, but I don't think you can get that here...

weescot

Its just plain flour, eggs and milk. Really easy!

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/b...on,803,RC.html

Bambi in Abu Dhabi

Thanks Weescot !

littlejimmy

It's a basic batter mix which you can use for Yorkshire puddings and toad in the hole as well.

100g/4oz flour
1/2 pint milk
1 or 2 eggs
pinch of salt

Bambi in Abu Dhabi

Blimey. I never knew that. I thought they each had a special 'secret' ingredient.

weescot

this is the basic recipe, but there are variations. My American friends put in cream and baking powder for example. Some continental Europeans also add a little in sugar.....

Spugsy

you never knew? crikey.....and all those things are great as well, yum yum!

Bambi in Abu Dhabi

Yeah, I eat them all... from packets

Spugsy

that's terrible man, and I guess the same for dumplings??

MacScot

Scottish pancakes:

Makes 12 pancakes
Scots pancakes are cooked on a hot girdle (or griddle say they say in England).

Ingredients:
8 oz plain white flour
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
Large pinch of salt
1 tablespoon castor sugar
2 tablespoons oil
1 egg
Milk to mix

Directions
Heat the girdle and grease lightly.

Sift all the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Add in the castor sugar, oil, egg and a little milk. Stir into the flour and add enough milk to make a thick creamy mixture, approximately the consistency of very thick double cream.

Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the hot girdle and cook until they bubble on top. Turn and cook on the other side until golden brown. While cooking the rest of the mixture store the cooked pancakes between a small folded towel. Serve the warm pancakes with butter and jams or clotted cream.

lionheart

I always pour honey on mine

Bambi in Abu Dhabi

'Fraid so [hangs head in shame].

In my defence, I am a great cook, but anything involving 'old fashioned' kind of food, like stuff with eggs and nursery puddings and the like, and I haven't a clue. I'm not really wife material, I guess...