{"id":2340,"date":"2011-07-02T22:14:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T14:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2015-05-20T15:51:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T07:51:21","slug":"pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/pancakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pancakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even after many years of cooking, gaining valuable\u00a0 experience and improving my technical skills I have never been able to cook a light and fluffy pancake.\u00a0 Don\u2019t ask me why.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the recipes I have chosen in the past or the ingredients I have paired together OR maybe it is simply because I wasn\u2019t using a Thermomix :).\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure, I just know that I\u2018ve never quite got it right.<\/p>\n

That is, until today!<\/p>\n

We have wanted to make pancakes for breakfast for a few weeks now and given the cold weather this morning it seemed like the ideal day.\u00a0 I decided to trust my fate in an internet search for the perfect pancake using the Thermomix.\u00a0 The Thermomix Forum popped up with (what appeared to be) a great result.\u00a0 I got started straight away so that I had time to allow it to stand for the suggested 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

I returned to find my mixture had thickened considerably so I added a little more milk to encourage it to pour more freely.\u00a0 I initiated \u201cProject Pancake\u201d by anointing my preheated pan with butter and pouring over a layer of the mixture.\u00a0 After a minute or so, I had lots of bubbles forming in the batter.\u00a0 \u201cBrilliant\u201d I thought.\u00a0 Bubbles mean light and fluffy pancakes, just what we really wanted for breakfast.\u00a0 I encouraged the edges to release from the pan then flipped it over to discover a gorgeously crisp crust.\u00a0 A few minutes on the other side firmed up the centre sufficiently and created a golden disc.\u00a0 Two seconds after it hit the plate, the pancake was doused with maple syrup and devoured by two delighted and astonished diners.\u00a0 More were made and all were eaten………..rather quickly.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t believe how light these were, although they were really filling at the same time.\u00a0 These will definitely become a winter breakfast favourite in our house!<\/p>\n

rara’s pancakes (recipe by\u00a0Maddy, posted on Forum Thermomix)
\nmakes\u00a0approx 10 large (20cm\/8 inch) pancakes – 1.25 l of batter<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients
\n<\/span>50g (\u00bc cup\/2 ozs) unsalted butter – cubed
\n350g (\u00be lb)\u00a0self raising\u00a0flour
\n60g (\u00bc cup\/2 ozs) caster sugar
\n2 eggs
\n500g (2 cups)\u00a0milk
\n1 tsp vanilla extract
\nto serve<\/em>
\nmaple syrup, blueberries and whipped\u00a0cream<\/p>\n

Preparation
\n<\/span>Place chopped butter in Thermomix jug.\u00a0 Melt for 2 minutes, 50\u00b0c, speed 1.
\nAdd in the remaining ingredients, and mix for 30 seconds, speed 5.
\nScrape down jug, and mix a further 30 seconds, speed 5-6.
\nLet the batter stand for at least 30 minutes.
\nBrush non-stick pan with melted butter\u00a0and cook on medium-low heat.\u00a0 Wait until mixture bubbles, then turn over.\u00a0 Cook for 1-2 minutes until pancake feels spongy but does not dent when pressed gently.<\/p>\n

Repeat with remaining mixture.\u00a0 Keep pancakes in a warm oven until ready to serve.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0tips\/alterations:<\/span>\u00a0 *I let my mixture stand for approx 1 – 1 \u00bd hours and\u00a0used approx 600g of milk as I felt the batter was too thick.\u00a0 *Just use a small amount of butter on the pan as\u00a0that is all you need.\u00a0 *If you have left over mixture simply refrigerate it and just\u00a0cook it\u00a0the next day.\u00a0 *You could make this in a blender I think but I am not sure that you will get the same quantity of air throughout the mixture.<\/p>\n

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ease: 9\/10.<\/strong> Almost child’s play!
\nprep time: 5mins <\/strong>+ standing time.
\ncooking time: 30mins<\/strong>
\ntotal:\u00a0\u00a035 mins<\/strong> + standing time.<\/p>\n

taste: 9\/10<\/strong> – These were light and fluffy but had sufficient density that made them very satisfying.\u00a0 They were just sweet enough to allow them to be (almost) drowned in maple syrup without feeling like you were heading for a sugar high.<\/p>\n

would I make it again:<\/strong> Absolutely. <\/strong>These will definitely be a favourite winter breakfast in our house!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Even after many years of cooking, gaining valuable experience and improving my technical skills I have never been able to cook a light and fluffy pancake. Don\u2019t ask me why. Maybe it\u2019s the recipes I have chosen in the past or the ingredients I have paired together OR maybe it is simply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87,78,72,65],"tags":[15,6,141,135],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2348,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340\/revisions\/2348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}