by Simon Fernandez of ferdiesfoodlab
Pancakes! King of comfort foods. My mum recalls, when the family were living in the worst house they'd lived in, with a tiny little kitchen, how this was one thing that everyone liked! How they'd all be gathered in the living room waiting for my gran to come through to them with a stack of lovely pancakes ready to be rolled by all the eager beavers, including granddad!! We didn't have lemon in those days!!! Bit too sophisticated!! (this was the late fifties!)
I have similar, warm memories of wide-eyed expectation, sitting at the kitchen table waiting for my moist pancake, made juicy with a little sugar and a squeeze of lemon. Wow!! This was one of the first things I learn't how to make - batter!!!
For me a good pancake has a little thickness to it, at least 3mm. With a light, moist texture so that it rolls up into a proper pancake. A pancake that oozes tasty juices onto your tongue as you bite into it!! It should have a lovely golden colour and not look all pasty and anaemic, and it should definitely not be rubbery!
What is it with pancakes? The first one always seems to go a bit wrong? Maybe something to do with judging the amount required for whatever mad batter mix has been concocted on the fly this time round!!
For a tip of how to keep your basil healthy, and how to make classic and Snowburst pancakes . . . . . follow me to ferdiesfoodlab!
Pancakes! King of comfort foods. My mum recalls, when the family were living in the worst house they'd lived in, with a tiny little kitchen, how this was one thing that everyone liked! How they'd all be gathered in the living room waiting for my gran to come through to them with a stack of lovely pancakes ready to be rolled by all the eager beavers, including granddad!! We didn't have lemon in those days!!! Bit too sophisticated!! (this was the late fifties!)
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| Pancakes, I'm sure, are ingrained in all our childhood memories. Comforting times for the lucky! |
I have similar, warm memories of wide-eyed expectation, sitting at the kitchen table waiting for my moist pancake, made juicy with a little sugar and a squeeze of lemon. Wow!! This was one of the first things I learn't how to make - batter!!!
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| Pancakes with Snowburst Nectarine and Basil and Grapefruit Syrup |
For me a good pancake has a little thickness to it, at least 3mm. With a light, moist texture so that it rolls up into a proper pancake. A pancake that oozes tasty juices onto your tongue as you bite into it!! It should have a lovely golden colour and not look all pasty and anaemic, and it should definitely not be rubbery!
What is it with pancakes? The first one always seems to go a bit wrong? Maybe something to do with judging the amount required for whatever mad batter mix has been concocted on the fly this time round!!
For a tip of how to keep your basil healthy, and how to make classic and Snowburst pancakes . . . . . follow me to ferdiesfoodlab!
