Recipe Review 1,2,3,4 Pancakes - Devil of a Cookbook

[judydawn]

This review was posted by Merlin 31/5/12

I made the 1,2,3,4 pancakes for the kids after school today using gluten free plain flour.  Very quick and the kids devoured the entire lot. My kids prefer large flat pancakes so this amount of batter only made about 4 large pancakes but even so is an easy recipe to remember and even though it is a simple one it seems to be a versatile 'keep handy' one for starving kids after school. I think I'll make another batch for lunch boxes as well as a good standby for weekend breakfasts.  I also thought that they can be used as savoury pancakes/crepes as there is no sugar in the batter, only a pinch of salt - I guess if you wanted sweet pancakes just add some sugar but I prefer to avoid it in the batter as my kids enjoy their pancakes with some sugar and a squeeze of lemon on top anyway.

[Thermo Mrs]

I made these this morning. I used plain flour and let them rest for the 30 minutes that it says in the book (Does anyone know why you need to let it rest?). They were much nicer than I expected. I usually make fluffy plump little pikelets and the batter for these pancakes is very runny and creates thin pancakes. We had them served with some maple syrup and a little pinch of sugar and they were very nice. I agree with the PP, they would be very suited to savoury dishes aswell as sweet 4/5

[fundj&e]

a Quote from andi

The crepes are more tender with the prolonged "hydration" of the flour - or at least it seems so to me.

[achookwoman]

I always stand my pancake mix for 30 mins.  They hold together better.  The thin ones are  then easier to turn over.

[Halex]

I would love to make these.

Frying

Ok rest batter, now please someone tell me how to cook these from here. I am determined to master this.

Thanks

H

[Thermo Mrs]

That makes sense Fundj and achookwoman. I thought it would have something to do with the flour. I didn't have any trouble with them falling apart and they were easy to turn so I will stick with letting them sit for 30 mins in future now that I know there is a good reason to.

Halex what are you having trouble with? I made the batter and let it sit in the TMX bowl for 30 mins. Then I heated the frypan to a medium heat and used a little oil and then poured the pancakes directly from the TMX jug. I didn't make large ones, I had 3 medium sized pancakes to the pan.

[Halex]

I cant fry & I cant flip.

How much mixture do you add at a time?

[DizzyGirl]

I might try Raras pancakes as I don't have Devil cookbook.

[Amy :-)]

Depends how big you want them Hally. You can make them really big and then roll them up, or you could make the small and stack them on the plate

[Halex]

Ok, would like small please
 

[Thermo Mrs]

Mine were only about 6cm diameter, that must be why mine were easy to flip! I have enough trouble flipping a pan sized omellette, I'm not game enough to try large pancakes!

[Amy :-)]

Okay, so probably 4-5 tablespoons of mixture. You can swirl the pan to get a nice round pancake and then let it cook until the bubbles appear. Then you flip it

Like Thermo Mrs indicated, smaller ones will probably be easier for you to flip Hally

[fundj&e]

i dont have the recipe  for these pancakes, Amy the mixture could be to thick to swirl, i know my mixture is 2 thick for the swirl

[Amy :-)]

I have the recipe but haven't cooked them yet. If the mixture is really thick, hopefully it should ooze out into a nice circle anyway

[Halex]

Ok, these are fridays challenge out all day today & tomorrow