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How to make the perfect pancake
Try this basic pancake recipe, adapted from celebrity cook (and owner of Norwich City Football Club), Delia Smith, to make enough mixture for 12-14 pancakes. Yum! Don't forget to ask your mum and dad to help!
For the pancake mixture:
110g/4oz plain flour
pinch of salt
2 eggs
200ml/ 7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water
50g/2oz butter
To serve
caster sugar
lemon juice
lemon wedges
(TIP: you can try anything you like - be imaginative. You could try fruit and maple syrup, chocolate spread, ice cream, melted chocolate...)
Method
Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.
Begin whisking the eggs.
Gradually add small quantities of the milk and water mixture, still whisking.
Whisk until tall the liquid has been added and the batter has the consistency of thin cream.
Melt the butter in a pan.
Spoon 2 tbsp of it into the batter and whisk it in. Use the rest of the butter to grease the pan before you make each pancake.
Get the pan really hot, then turn the heat down to medium - be really careful doing this bit. You might want to get an adult to help at this point!
Ladle 2 tbsp of the batter into the hot pan all in one go.
Tip it around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter.
After about half a minute, and when the bottom is golden in colour, flip the pancake over.
The other side will only need a few seconds to cook.
Slide the pancake out of the pan onto a plate.
To serve, sprinkle each pancake with freshly squeezed lemon juice and caster sugar.
Enjoy!
For the pancake mixture:
110g/4oz plain flour
pinch of salt
2 eggs
200ml/ 7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water
50g/2oz butter
To serve
caster sugar
lemon juice
lemon wedges
(TIP: you can try anything you like - be imaginative. You could try fruit and maple syrup, chocolate spread, ice cream, melted chocolate...)
Method
Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.
Begin whisking the eggs.
Gradually add small quantities of the milk and water mixture, still whisking.
Whisk until tall the liquid has been added and the batter has the consistency of thin cream.
Melt the butter in a pan.
Spoon 2 tbsp of it into the batter and whisk it in. Use the rest of the butter to grease the pan before you make each pancake.
Get the pan really hot, then turn the heat down to medium - be really careful doing this bit. You might want to get an adult to help at this point!
Ladle 2 tbsp of the batter into the hot pan all in one go.
Tip it around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter.
After about half a minute, and when the bottom is golden in colour, flip the pancake over.
The other side will only need a few seconds to cook.
Slide the pancake out of the pan onto a plate.
To serve, sprinkle each pancake with freshly squeezed lemon juice and caster sugar.
Enjoy!