standard pancake

Method

• step 1

  Making the Pancake Batter

• step 2

  1.Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.

• step 3

  Make a small hollow in the center of the mixture and drop in the egg (not the shell).

• step 4

  2.Begin to mix while gradually adding about one quarter of the milk. Continue to mix well until bubbles become visible in the mixture.

• step 5

  3.Gradually pour in the remaining milk while continuing to mix.

• step 6

  (if it's a bit too thick - then add a little water.)

• step 7

  4.Pour batter into a jug for easier pouring into pan.

• step 8

  Making the Pancakes

• step 9

  1.Heat the frying pan, and place a small piece of lard/fat in the Center. Allow this to melt and spread over the pan.

• step 10

  2.Get the pan nice & hot and when the lard begins to smoke slightly, stir and pour in some of the batter - approx 30ml or 2 tablespoons, or enough to thinly cover the bottom of the pan. (tilt the pan to help the batter spread evenly)

• step 11

  3.Cook until nicely golden brown on the bottom. (shouldn't take too long)

• step 12

  4.And now the only tricky bit of the whole operation - toss / flip the pancake to within an inch of the kitchen ceiling and position the pan to perfectly catch the pancake on the way down - cooked side up, easy. (you could of course just turn it over with a big plastic spoon, but where's the fun in that? ;-)

• step 13

  5.Cook the other side until nicely golden brown.

• step 14

  6.Serve immediately with sugar, syrup, lemon or orange poured on top.

• step 15

  7.err.... eat the thing, anyway you want. (tip - when frying never turn the pancake more than once.)

• step 16

  Easy pancake recipe - Topping ideas

• step 17

  Strawberries

• step 18

  Lemon

• step 19

  Orange Juice

• step 20

  Honey, Maple Syrup, Golden Syrup

• step 21

  Grated Cheese (grilled)

• step 22

  Sugar

• step 23

  Raspberries

• step 24

  Chocolate Sauce, Blueberry sauce - plus more or less anything you care to try.

• step 25

  and then enjoy and add any topping you want