Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday — whichever name is used, pancakes will be the featured item as celebrations take place Tuesday, March 5. In some cities, commercial pancake restaurants will observe the day on March 12.
This week’s recipes offer ideas for this special day in the warmth of the home’s kitchen.
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Buttermilk Pancakes
2 tbsps. sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 cups buttermilk
2 tsps. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
Cream sugar and eggs before adding melted butter and buttermilk. Mix.
Combine dry ingredients and gradually add to the egg mixture. Mix only until dry ingredients are dampened. Batter will contain some lumps.
Heat an electric frying pan. Drizzle a tsp. of water onto the heated surface. Pan is ready when water bubbles and disappears.
Grease pan lightly with butter or vegetable oil. Drop batter by tablespoon onto hot pan. When bubbles form, turn over and cook until golden brown. Remove from pan and keep warm in low heat oven. Makes 7 large pancakes or 10 smaller ones. Re-grease pan lightly before making second batch of cakes.
Serve hot with butter and a favourite syrup such as chokecherry.
These pancakes freeze well and may be thawed in microwave.
For another pancake treat, butter cold pancakes, sprinkle with sugar and roll up. Eat cold.
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Griddle Cakes
2 tbsps. sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 tsps. baking powder
1 1/2 tsps. salt
1 beaten egg
1 cup milk
1/3 cup canola oil
Mix and sift dry ingredients. Mix milk, beaten egg and oil. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Lumps will remain.
Drop by spoonfuls onto a hot, greased griddle. Cook until bubbles appear. Turn and cook on other side until golden brown. Serve with butter and syrup.
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Soy Flour Pancakes
1/2 cup soy flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 large eggs, separated
1 3/4 cups milk
2 tbsps. oil or melted butter
Combine dry ingredients. Combine egg yolks, milk and oil or melted butter.
Add all at once to the dry ingredients. Beat the egg whites until they stand in stiff peaks. Fold into the batter.
Heat a frying pan and grease lightly. Use small amounts of batter and cook until bubbles form, turn and cook until brown. Eat while hot. This recipe works best for small pancakes.
Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
