wanted pancake recipie

[jayne2]

hi all

I am from the uk and we visit orlando for our main vacation every year

our daughter loves the pancakes that you get for brekfast we cant find anything like them over here in the UK

so if any of you kind people have a recipie and info on how to make them I would love to give it a go
thanks jayne2

 

[piratesmate]

To make a heavier pancake, I just use a baking mix & the recipe on the box. We have two kinds available here - Jiffy & Bisquick. These are generic baking mixes that can be used to make (by varying what you add) dumplings, biscuits, shortcakes, etc. Then you can also get "pancake" mixes. I'm assuming that you can't get either of these in the UK.

To make them from scratch I use this:

1 1/4 c flour (regular or whole wheat)
3 tsp baking powder
1 Tbl sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 beaten egg
1 c milk
2 Tbl oil

Combine all ingredients - try to get rid of the lumps, but don't over mix. (You can use 2 Tbl baking powder for lighter pancakes.) Heat vegetable oil on a griddle or in a frying pan. (I use non-stick - so I'm not sure how much to tell you.) Heat the oil until a droplet of water "dances" on the surface. (Sorry - that's how my grandmother taught me.) Pour the batter onto the surface - about 1/3 cup per pancake, although my kids always liked really tiny ones - silver dollar pancakes. When the edges set, you flip them. There should be a few bubbles in the pancake- but you can lift the edge to check. Once flipped, it's not long until they're done. The other side should be golden brown.

Good luck!

d

 

[jayne2]

thank You for your reply and recipie we tried it ths morning it worked well but will have to practice the cooking part of the recipe

thanks again

jayne2

 

[piratesmate]

The cooking is always the hard part to get "just right". I re-read what I wrote & see that I didn't tell you how to set the heat. I usually use med-hi for the first several & turn it down a bit (maybe to medium) for the last several batches. If it's too hot, they'll burn. If it's too low, the middle doesn't set right. I found an old recipe that says to flip them when the surface begins to "look dry" or dull. That sounds about right - when they're wet, they're shiny - and they slop all over when you flip them.

I usually make 3 in a 10" pan & flip them in the order I pour them. Also, they're easier to flip if they're on the smaller side & the spatula is one the wider side.

I hope they get easier with practice!

d

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

Hi Jayne! And welcome to the DIS.

Pancakes are one of those things that seem so simple, but they take practice. I usually find that the first one comes out the worst, but then the rest of the batch gets better.

Here are my tips. I hope they help you out.

Don't use too much grease in the pan. The pancakes seem to get better when there is less grease.

Look for air bubbles to appear before you try to flip them. The bubbles will seems set - then I know I can peak at the bottom to see if they are getting golden.

Good luck with the pancakes!

 

[jayne2]

thanks for all the tips

I gave them another go today and I am starting to get the hang of it now they are great

thanks again

jayne

 

[banjo]

jayne you can also buy the bisquick mix here in the uk but i guess there is nothing like hot homemake pancakes with load of butter yummyyy
margaret.

 

[aprincessmom]

I also like to put a tsp of vanilla in my batter...gives it a hint of vanilla flavor.

And once you get better at it, you can start making faces on them. Pour out some eyes and a mouth first, let it get set a bit then pour the batter over it to cover. When you flip it you have a face.

We also you large cookie cutters to make shapes like hearts, teddie bears, snowmen, angels. etc. My dd loves it!