Pancake/Shrove Tuesday

[welsh_gamer]

It's pancake day today!

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Anyone having or making some today? What toppings do you like with them?

We've purchased a packet from Somerfield, and I've eaten 2 allready. I like Ice Cream on them, but don't have any in the freezer, so it's just been butter today, but there still nice.

Here's a recipe to make some, if anyone's hasn't brought some or needs help :heh:

Pancake Recipe (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/basilpancakswithsuga_66226.shtml)

[conzer16]

Here's my recipe which I have just made a batch from!

1 pint of milk
2 eggs
8 oz flour
Pinch of salt

Whisk them all together in a bowl and leave to stand for a couple of hours!

Sprinkle a little castor sugar and lemon juice on them when coooked!

Edit: Actually I lied. I multiplied the recipe by half again :D

[Jordan]

I DON'T LIKE PANCAKES.

I shit thee not.

[Davey_T]

I love pancake day. Home made ones with sugar and lemon/orange squeezed on = 100% win

[Caris]

Fuck I'm on a diet none for me :(

[Jimz]

I love pancakes yet today is really the only day of the year I eat them :(

[chrizkerr2]

<3 Pancakes, we got that one were you just add water! xD

Can't wait till tonight, gunna have Pancakes with melted Chocolate and Bananas... Pure win!

[Cube]

Get that abomination out of the first post. Those are fakes!

[Nintendohnut]

Scotch pancakes arent real pancakes, I agree with Cube! (Although they look damn tasty...)

Sadly I will no be making pancakes, I have no money to buy ingredients!

[bluey]

i dont think they're fake - they may have had work done though.

arent you supposed to give something up after pancake day? its lent right? is anyone doing that?

@ dohnut~ come onnn O_O all those ingredients listed couldn't cost more than £2 all together :eek:

[conzer16]

Lent starts tomorrow bluey. Ash Wednesday!

[Domstercool]

I'll be getting some at work and eating them on my break, :>

[darksnowman]

Some fried pancakes shall be mine, oh yes.

[Davey_T]

I love pancakes yet today is really the only day of the year I eat them :(
Same but it makes it that much more special

[RagDoll]

I got home last night/this morning with my housemate very drunk and decided to have a pancake.
there's now half a pancake on my ceiling and sugar all over my kitchen.
funny funny funny though :)

[Gizmo]

I DON'T LIKE PANCAKES.

I shit thee not.

http://www.timfanelli.com/images/no_idea.jpg

[Eenuh]

I don't really like pancakes I guess (at least I didn't the last time I had some). It's all about crêpes, which I might make myself tomorrow. Maybe. If I feel like going out to buy the ingredients.

[Aimless]

I don't really like pancakes I guess (at least I didn't the last time I had some). It's all about crêpes, which I might make myself tomorrow.
The thing is, what constitutes a 'pancake' varies quite a bit from country to country. For instance a traditional English pancake — the type I'll be having — is very thin and crêpe-like, whereas in America pancakes are quite fat and spongy — in the UK small 'cakes of this type are called Scotch pancakes, because traditionally the Scottish used self-raising flour in their mix.

Different countries also have varied traditions when it comes to fillings and when the pancakes are to be eaten. The whole thing is surprisingly complex.

[M-PG71C]

Wow Aimless, good info! :P

I had pancakes yesterday, does that count? :D

[Paj!]

Hate those small fat ones, you can feel them like clogging your throat.

Crepe-style ones for the win every time.

[rokhed00]

Pancakes suck, still got a packet in my freezer from last year that the neighbour gave us.

[ipaul]

Yeah, I'm not keen on overly 'American Style' pancakes. I just had about 4 normal ones, was very nice :) Gotta love those pancakes =P Favourite toppings are good old lemon juice/golden syrup.

[Mike]

I only realised a couple of days ago that it was pancake day. Me ang my girlfriend are going over to one of her friends' houses this evening for a pancake party - great! :D There's also a trip to Sainsbury's beforehand to get ingredients for the pancakes, as well as any toppings we want. If I'm keeping it simple, golden syrup is best for me, but my girlfriend came back from Japan last year with the idea of doing a pancake with a slice of cheesecake, ice cream and butterscotch sauce. Best. Pancake. Ever.

[Tellyn]

OMG OMG OMG OMG

Came home from my mate's house and was greeted with a big plate of thin, proper, homemade English pancakes with lemon and sugar. MMM.

What is everyone's favourite pancake topping?

[Eenuh]

Seems we have just enough ingredients at home to make crêpes tomorrow. Yay.
The usual toppings we have are either our typical apple/pear syrup (none of that liquidy stuff) or sugar (white, brown or light brown, my personal favourite).
But the best ones are with ice cream and hot chocolate sauce! Too bad I don't have those things here, but oh well, sugar and syrup will do fine. =3

[Coolness Bears]

Seems we have just enough ingredients at home to make crêpes tomorrow. Yay.
The usual toppings we have are either our typical apple/pear syrup (none of that liquidy stuff) or sugar (white, brown or light brown, my personal favourite).
But the best ones are with ice cream and hot chocolate sauce! Too bad I don't have those things here, but oh well, sugar and syrup will do fine. =3

Yay! Those sound delicious Eenuh!! I had Pancakes with Hot Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream when i was in Belgium and there is nothing better! :grin:

I just had my pancakes today with the traditional Lemon and Sugar and they were tasty. :D

[Roostophe]

I actually forgot that it was Shrove Tuesday until I was told that we have some pancakes.

I get told that just after I've had my tea, and don't fancy any. Oh well, later tonight, I suppose. ::shrug:

[Haver]

We've shifted it back a day.

[McMad]

Mmm... Toffee Pancakes...

[Esequiel]

I always make the pancakes on shrove tuesday. My GF's family come round aswell and i make it for them aswell.

My recipe:

Some flour
3 Eggs
Some full fat milk
sugar

You want it to run off the end of a fork but not to fast, the consitency of a whipped angel delight before you put it in the fridge.