In the name of social research, and the fact we can’t stop thinking about delicious pancakes for Shrove Tuesday tomorrow, we thought we’d conduct a little poll:
Just in case you’d completely forgotten about pancake day, here’s a little recipe from the matriarch of the British kitchen herself, Delia Smith.
Some tips from the BrainPOP UK office:
- Melt plenty of butter in your frying pan before you add the batter. This prevents your pancake from sticking. A good frying pan always helps here too.
- Don’t use too much batter – stodgy pancakes ahoy! You’ll be surprised how far a couple of large tablespoons of batter can go.
- It’s all in the flick of the wrist. Try not to toss your pancake too high – it’s never nice to eat food that was once on the ceiling (or the floor for that matter!)
As we’ve noticed from year to year, it’s usually a case of trial and error…then ending up too full to eat your final perfect pancake.
If you want to learn from the year-in-year-out try-hards, here’s how the Blue Peter team suggest you go about it. And, can anyone find a clip of Yvette Fielding and her pancake attempt on Blue Peter around about 1988? Please send us a link! We found one here but it’s not the best…
Good luck to all of those who plan to toss a pancake or two around the kitchen tomorrow. Hats off to you if you manage frying and flipping in the classroom with your students! Wherever you’re cooking, we hope your pancakes taste delightful.
The pains and pleasures of pancake day. We can’t wait!
