Pancake Day
 

Tuesday 5th will be Shrove Tuesday ..... :msntongue:

Heres something to get you in the mood

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I was just about to say they forgot to add baking soda to the mix then I realized they're not making Pancakes (despite his wearing a Pancake Man t-shirt) they're actually making crepes..!
Now I'm getting hungry...

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You must be American!

In the civilised world we don't add a raising agent :msntongue:, I'll take my pancakes just how they were cooked on the video :msncool:

BTW, cool clip. Maybe we should have a poll, thick or thin pancakes?

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It has been so long since I have made pancakes that I have forgotten what I but in them.

I don t think I ever put baking soda in them though. . . .I would be interested to try it just to see what happens.

I will give a vote for thin crispy pancakes

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I say thick ones with baking powder in, dripping with melted cinnamon sugar. Mmmmm

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Here is a good article on Wikipedia about --> pancakes
I love both pancakes and crepes but the whole point of pancakes (take note of the word cake in there) is that they are meant to rise like a cake in an oven would.
So it's very simple: No baking soda, it's a crepe. With baking soda it's a pan"cake".

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Damn right.

Instead of the usual stuff that you put on a pancake, sugar and lemon juice works very well, too.

Here's a local variation that's worth a try: Kaiserschmarrn

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its pancake day not crepe day

National_Pancake_Day

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Crepes, thick pancakes, thin pancakes, etc. are all part of the "Pancake" family. I don't recall putting a small boy called Jack in the ingridients last time I had flapjacks :p

However you like them pancakes are a joy to life and should be enjoyed in whatever fashion you wish. Whether they are like a cake or as a wrap around some fresh fruit. All I can say is, enjoy! :)

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Unless you're French.. then it's all part of the "Crepe" family. ;)

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Can highly recommend Delia's recipe. Especially delicious with fresh raspberries - in Summer, not in February ;)

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I don't like them all spongy baking-soda-strange-tasting, not rubbery either. The trick is to whip the egg whites and fold them in, not mix. They come out both crispy and fluffy, yum!

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Precisely because the Brits dislike the Froggies, they're known as pancakes, not Crêpes.

Lavatory, yes. Loo, sure (although that's too close to l'eau for me) but toilet? :eek: Stick with Bog if you're unsure, unless you're talking to an Irishman. Or a Dane. Crumbs, language is complicated.

It's pancake. And they're flat like a Witches oh never mind...

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Just in case anyone else apart from me had already forgotten that it is today!! :msnblush:

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This could go in the Headline of the Day thread, but I think it belongs here:

Children's pancake race axed by health and safety killjoys

sheesh...

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been taking my tips from here -> www.welovepancakes.com <-
bon app, en guete, enjoy your feasting. . . . :msntongue:

And should you go the whole hog, enjoy your fasting :p

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I'm planning on a Canadian-style evening: blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and peameal bacon (aka Canadian bacon for those 'from away'). Accompanied by a fine beer, of course.

:msntongue:

HM

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I'll make some pancakes from scratch using Buttermilk instead of regular milk, they are tasty that way..!
:)

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...using chocolate milk, chocolate chips and a Magnum ice-cream as filling, it's good to remember the swimming season is only four months away...

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But luckily whaling is now illegal...

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As my other half is Dutch we made some savoury pancakes by first frying rashers of bacon in the pan then pouring in the batter. Once the pancake was cooked on both sides, I put some grated cheese on, folded the pancake over and cooked it for a bit longer to let the cheese melt before serving.

Another combination was ham and cheese.

For sweet ones we fried slices of apple before pouring the batter over. Excellent with lemon juice and sugar.

Cheers,

Nick

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I just finished a stack of (made from scratch American style) Pancakes drowning in maple syrup with a side of sausage and I think I over did it.!

I'm going to explode..!!

:D

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My pancakes were gorgeous although probably only to me as my fillings were rather strange :msnblush:

First pancake was marmite, second peanut butter and third nutella!!!

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ha ha .... Lea & Perrins with sugar ... :msntongue: Mrs P is convinced I am a mentalist.

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:msnsick: Think my pancakes are coming back up on that news..!

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Glad to know I'm not alone :msnblush:

Different horses for different courses......the only motto that works in my life :D

Pancake Day. Mardi Gras
 

Anyone else looking forward to pancakes with lemon juice and sugar tonight? Yummy! :D

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Maybe this for sale item is still available...? :)
http://www.englishforum.ch/sale-want...epe-maker.html

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There's a machine to make pancakes?

Civilisation really is approaching the end... :msnshock:

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Pancake maker. Decription. A wife and a frying pan. Cost (over the years) Countless thousands.
Why didn't I see the one for sale, above, years ago?

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Just had them for lunch!

There's another thread on this topic somewhere....

edit: found it

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There's a machine for everything.

Did you see the banana slicer for CHF 1.90 in Migros a few weeks back? Mad!

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Nope, but I can believe it. Now today for our pancakes "You Kay" style we have to squeeze our lemons (Not like Robert Plant, "Till the juice runs down our legs") but with some sort of device. The aforementioned expensive pancake maker, purchased a Philippe Starck designed, Alessi lemon juicer for about 100 Chfs and it's bloody useless.

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What's wrong with Jif?

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Isn't that syph now?

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Isn't that a disease??? :confused:

Oh, you mean Cif?!!

And you can forget Alessi gimmicks - just decorative.
I have the Anna corkscrew - looks cool but bloody useless!!

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Nothing to see here.

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Ah! Sounds like. I'm sure that's what I meant to say:msngrin:

You are so right about the gimmicks

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Pancake day tomorrow!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/occasions

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Oooooooo, I feel a stack of seafood crepes coming my way... :msntongue:

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