Flippin’ eck, it’s Pancake Day already?! It really crêped up on us this year, but that’s not to say we’re not fully prepared for this, the most wondrous of occasions. Every Shrove Tuesday, the Too Good To Be staff battle it out for the title of Lord Pancake and this year the competition is stronger than ever. Will it be Marjorie ‘The Batter Queen’ Bills from down in the kitchen? Or perhaps 2018 will be the year of Phil ‘The Flip-King’ Foxton from over in accounts? There’s only ne way to find out.  So, whilst we start to get things in place here for the big flip off, we thought we’d share with you our all-encompassing guide to the perfect pancake…

 

The Pancake

• 500ml milk
• 250g gluten free plain flour
• 2 eggs
• Butter for frying

 

1. Put the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a hole in the centre. Crack one egg into the middle and pour in a quarter of the milk.
2. Combine the mixture. Once you have a paste, mix in another quarter of the milk and the other egg.
3. Whisk the mixture until it’s lump free and stir in the remaining milk. Pop some cling film over the top and leave the bowl to rest for 20 minutes. Remember, better comes to those who wait!
4. Heat a non-stick frying pan and throw in a blob of butter.
5. Pour a small amount of the mixture into the pan and swirl around to coat the base with a thin layer of batter.
6. Cook the pancake for a few minutes until it is golden brown on the bottom, then give it a good ol’ flip (See Section 2).

 

 

The Flip 

1. It is easier to make pancakes with a light pan, unless you’ve got guns of steel and can confidently use a cast iron pan with one arm. Pour a little bit of oil into the pan and swirl it around so it covers most, if not all, of the bottom of the pan.
2. Pour a dollop of the pancake mix into the pan, swirling it around to make a nice big thin pancake. You know the kind. 
3. After about a minute see if you can move the pancake by gently shaking the pan. If you can, you’re ready to get yo’ flip on.
4. Slide the pancake to the near edge of the round pan. Thrust this edge upwards in a smooth fast motion, so the pancake flies up in front of you.
5. Step back (if needed) and catch the bottom edge of the pancake on the near side of the pan. Make it fall backwards as it lands onto its uncooked side.
6. Finish cooking the pancake and repeat steps four and five if needed. Easy!

 

 

The Topping 

By now you’re all probably well acquainted with your pancake topping of choice, but how do you compare to the rest of the UK? Check out this recent poll regarded our fellow Brit’s toppings of choice, with ‘Don’t like pancakes’ and ‘nothing’ being the obvious causes for concern…

Have a great Pancake Day, everyone!