Did you know that February is the national pancake month? I didn’t… till February has passed and I found myself wondering whether I’m allowed to make pancakes during a non-pancake month. The verdict is: Yes, I can! Actually, a bigger obstacle to pancake-making is the fact that Tim absolutely loathes pancakes. It’s something I cannot understand, since pancakes are not a particularly offensive dish. I can think of more offensive in terms of smell, taste and texture. Let me think… oh I know: herring for instance? And of course, even though I hate herrings*, Tim loves them. They supposedly taste better than pancakes. I have obviously married a crazy person (I love you, baby!). So anyway, with Tim working from Greece and not being at home, I can make pancakes every day, in fact, I can nominate March to be my national pancake month. Oh, yes I can!
Ingredients:
200g (7oz) flour
4g (0.1oz) dry yeast (or if you’re in France 1/2 packet)
a pinch of salt
2 eggs
250ml (1 cup) milk
butter for frying
1Tbs sugar
125g (4.4oz) blueberries
4Tbs water
Mix flour, yeast, salt, milk and eggs (you can use a hand mixer) till the dough is smooth. Melt the butter and pour small quantities of the dough in a large frying pan (you can make the pancakes bigger if you’re not into the mini spiel). Fry for a couple of minutes on each side till golden brown. Cook the blueberries, in a small pot, with sugar and water for about 3-4 minutes, or to the desired consistency. Pour over the freshly made pancakes and serve hot (with or without whipped cream).
Servings: 12 small pancakes (about 95 kcal/serving)
*Apologies to all herring eaters and producers, I’ve always hated herrings and I feel strangely compelled to publicize this factoid. Also, apologies to my motherland, Poland, where herring-eaters abound and eating pickled herring has become a national sport.
Adapted from: Elle à Table
o nieeeeeeeee…..I wanna pancakes!!!!! They look delicious!!!! yummy!!!!!!
There’s a person in the world who loathes pancakes?? How is that possible?? Well, you can just send his share my way instead.
Not only does the food look delicious, the photography is really sharp! Impressive
@Carolyn Jung: I know and I also don’t understand. But I happily keep all the pancakes to myself, although now it looks like I need to send some your way
@Myles: Thank you, honey. You guys should fly over for breakfast (or a photo session
Well, loath is a strong word… but it is true that I do not particularly fancy them… Two bad memories regarding American style pancakes: Someone I studied with once took me to an IHOP near Chicago (although I had lived in the States for a while back then I had never been to an IHOP – I try to avoid restaurants alongside big highways with huge illuminated signs…) praising the place for its excellent breakfasts… well to me it was just a bunch of flabby pancakes swimming in an ocean of grease…and I hate to say it but most of the guests were pretty flabby too. Second, one of my ex-girlfriends made some for breakfast once using up what seemed like an entire bucket of butter…out of politeness I pretended I liked them and ate four or so….felt sick the whole day. Anyway, looks like March will be the month of herring for me then
@Tim: It looks like you need to start your own blog detailing your complex feelings toward pancakes. You can name it Pancakes&Herrings