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Pancake Day - Pancake Recipe

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Pancakes with lemon and sugar

Pancakes, Lemon and Sugar

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Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day in Britain, is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent - 'Shrove' stems from old English word 'shrive', meaning 'confess all sins'. It is called Pancake Day because it is the day traditionally for eating pancakes as pancake recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during the abstinence of Lent.

Making pancakes is quick and easy, make sure you make plenty, they are always very popular.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Resting time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: Depends on size of pan

Ingredients:

  • 225g / 8 oz plain flour or all-purpose flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 large, fresh eggs
  • 600ml / 2½ cups/ milk
  • 2 tsp melted butter plus melted butter for cooking

Preparation:

Makes 12 pancakes

  • Sieve the flour into a large baking bowl,add the salt. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the eggs and beat well until smooth and lump free.
  • Add half the milk and the 2 tsp of butter, beat well. Add the remaining milk and stir.
  • Leave the batter to rest for 15 minutes.
  • Lightly grease a pancake pan or frying pan with a little melted butter, heat until very hot and add a ladle of batter to evenly and thinly coat the base of the pan. Cook until set and lightly golden. Flip over (if you are really brave try tossing the pancake in the air, great fun) and cook on the other side for approx 30 seconds.
  • Remove the pancake from the pan, place on a sheet of kitchen paper and keep warm. Continue as above until all the batter is used up.

To Serve

On Pancake Day, pancakes are traditionally eaten sprinkled with sugar and a squeeze of lemon. However, serve as you like with jam, Golden Syrup, honey, chocolate spread; whatever takes your fancy.

Pancakes from Around the World

If you love British pancakes, you may want to try some of the many other types of pancake made around the world, take a look here.

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