Pancake Recipe

We are both very fond of pancakes with lemon and sugar, but we often forget 'pancake day'. Luckily we remembered this year. I have been struggling for some time to find just the right pan. This iron one is pretty good now it is seasoned

But I am hoping to get proper crepe pan for my birthday (Aidan!)

This is how I make pancakes

Mix together 8 oz (225g) of plain flour, 1/2 tsp of salt and 2 eggs then add enough milk to make the mixture like thickish double cream. I guess it is getting on for a pint of milk you add.

Heat the pan, not on full heat but a reasonably high heat.
When a drop of mixture added to the pan sizzles you are ready to go
Oil the pan with a bit of kitchen town dipped in oil so you just have a very thin layer (I sometimes use melted butter)

Pour some of the pancake mixture in to the pan with a ladle and swirl the pan as you do it so it spreads quickly. If it isn't starting to cook when it touches the pan, the pan isn't hot enough. If it smokes then maybe the pan was too hot (there is some trial and error with finding the right temp for your pan). If the mixture didn't cover the pan bottom then put a bit more in the ladle next time, if there is more mixture than to just cover the pan with one swirling and you are getting a double layer of mixture in some places then use a bit less next time.

Cook until the bottom is golden brown then flip, probably a couple of minutes. I never do it by tossing up in the air. Partially because an iron pan weighs a lot, but partially because each pancake is precious and I don't want them splatted on the floor (crunchy bits don't improve them - maybe we should hoover more...)

Continue to cook until this side has golden brown spots on it and then put on a plate in a cool oven to keep warm while you cook the rest of the pancakes. Just keep stacking them on the same plate in the oven.

I let people help themselves off the stack and add their own lemon and sugar - I like them swimming in both so you have to lick the sugar and lemon mixture off the plate before you can move on to the next pancake. Perhaps not food for civilised company!