So when mummy isn't too tired to get up in the wee hours of the morning with the boys, we sit down for pancakes. (So far, it had been quite a regular affair ;) I experimented with several recipes. I mixed my own with the standard ingredients of milk, egg & flour adjusting for flow consistency, found a crepe recipe and even used a bottle of pancake mix that I lugged back from Australia.
While the D-I-M pancakes were ok, I hadn't nailed the right proportion of liquids to dry ingredients. On the other hand, I felt that the crepes would be better suited for crepes suzette or as french crepes with ham & cheese. (I did make caramelized bananas as filling 1 weekend but sticking to plain ol' jam & honey would feed 3 hungry mouths sooner :D ) Ironically, the most enthusiastic response came from the pancake mix. Since I regard ready mixes not without a certain amount of disdain preferring the old fashion route, I just had to search for a substitute.
I found it in allrecipes.com. More than 2000 reviews that gathered 4.5 out of 5 stars couldn't be too off the mark, I thought. They were right. The recipe gave the best pancakes we'd had for a long time. I agreed with most of the reviewers - do not change a single thing about the recipe, it's perfect as it is. Some who thinned the batter either didn't know that the thick consistency would give it the light-as-air fluffiness or preferred their pancakes thin a la crepes. The only thing I added was 2tbsp of ground flaxseed that upped the nutrients but took away none of the fluff.
This pancake recipe would be a part of our weekend tradition.
minibeanie is 1 year, 9 months & 5 days old
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Don't forget to eat the pancakes with the Canadian pure maple syrup, blueberries & raspberries! Last Sept, I was on holiday in British Columbia and Washington state (US), and just could not stop eating pancakes soaked in pure maple syrup & blueberries & raspberries. :)
oooh, I wish I've some pure maple syrup! It's rather exp on the shelves here - Eur8/bottle! I must remember to bring the recipe to Finland if I go in summer, at least I can get fresh blueberries and raspberries there!
Since you are making so *many* trips to SG, I'm sure you can get your hands on a good bottle of Canadian maple syrup without going bankrupt. :P It does cost an arm and a leg over here in Sweden, and it's a really small bottle.
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