The key, in my mind, feature of a good pancake batter is that it is made either the day before or the morning of the pancake making. Back in 2008 I made this somewhat basic but still useful How To Make Pancake Batter Video for the now (sadly) defunct Our Grannies’ Recipes website.
How To Make Traditional Pancake Batter
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It is really a very simple mix, and here is the recipe. Tomorrow, I’ll post the Cooking the Pancake video.
Recipe: A Traditional Pancake Batter
Summary: A good batter should be made at least a few hours in advance
Ingredients
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- 4oz of Self Raising Flour
half a pint of full-fat milk
1 medium egg (I prefer free range)
A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Thoroughly mix the ingredients together in a bowl using a whisk (make sure to completely mix the ingredients as lumps will ruin a good pancake).
- Pour the mix into a jug and allow to stand at the very least for a few hours.
- Cook in a shallow frying pan over a low to medium heat for 3-4 minutes, depending in your personal taste.
Quick Notes
This recipe was featured in Our Grannies’ Recipes, a book I edited for Mercier Press in 2008. The book was a crowdsourced collection of Irish recipes.
Cooking time (duration): 5
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 8
Meal type: dessert
Culinary tradition: Irish
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