American Pancake Recipe.......................

[lilacben]

Has anyone go one they would share with me.? Many thanks

[stuey]

That there's a new fangled high falutin term, Podner:)

[humbersloop]

seriously stu, never seen 'em, never eaten 'em

[stuey]

HS, being born in England, I remember my mother making pancakes that were very thin, and we put lemon juice and sugar on them. Then we rolled them into a "tube" and ate them. American/Canadian pancakes are at least 1/4" thick and can contain fillings such as blueberries, chunks of banana, etc...Served with sausages or bacon and syrup, a veritable feast!

[humbersloop]

now suddenly, I'm very very interested -thanks!

[stuey]

Fill yer sea-farin' boots, mon:)

[humbersloop]

do they put the fillings in the batter or top them?

[stuey]

"lady" doesn't ring as well...Oops:)

[stuey]

In the batter.

[humbersloop]

not sure maple syrup would work with english bacon tbh -it's got meat in it

[stuey]

Try it, you'll like it! Anyway, I'm off to cook hamburgers and soup now. Let me know how you like the pancakes...Cheers.

[shaneystar2]

These sound like the pancakes they dish up Germany at carnival time on Shrove Tuesday.
I remember my ma in law making thick pancakes with buttermilk and filled with sliced mettwurst. Oh boy were they tasty and then you got them filled with apple and cinnamon.Much nicer than these skinny things we do here with a bit of lemon and sugar.

[janbee]

I LOVE American Pancakes with a load of maple syrup, blueberries and really good quality cream. Waitrose do a lovely Jersey one. I KNOW it's not very American-y but omg, it's soooo delish you just won't care.

[Clanad]

Stuey's description of our 'American' pancakes (also called flapjacks in various prats of the country) is pretty accurate with the exception of the 1/4" thickness. That would be called a crepe or maybe a Swedish pancake.

Ours, here in the western U.S. are made from a 100 year old sourdough starter and are at least 1/2" thick.

Here's an adequate recipe, since mine isn't here right now...


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Old-Fashioned-Pancakes/Detail.aspx?src=VD_Summary

Some of our friends in Vermont truly love homemade maple syrup, but it's not quite sweet enough for my taste. Rather, a mixture of maple syrup, light molasses and a regular table syrup like Green Lable Karo seems most satisfying...

Again, the secret is a hot cast iron skillet and don't over stir the batter...

[rockyracoon]

I'm going to give them a whirl Clanad, they look lovely and fluffy.

[AlwaysConfused]

'as flat as a pancake', that's the saying. Therefore pancakes should be nice and flat, not 'as fat as an american'

[rockyracoon]

There's no satisfaction in eating the crepe ones, not for me anyway.

[woofgang]

the reason that I like genuine maple syrup or blueberry syrup is that they are not too sweet.

[lilacben]

Thankyou all so much I have enjoyed reading all your replies.... howver my dear hubby decided to try a recipe he found....oh my goodness they where horrilbe and I just couldnt eat them...yuck!....that one has 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder and 1 heaped teaspoon..baking soda.! 1/4 cup cooking oil. 1 1/4 cup flour...1 egg...1 1/4 cup buttermilk.1/1 cup suger.
Think it must have been the baking soda and baking powder that made it taste so bad.!
Anyway I am going to make clanad recipe next... but just one question would you replace the milk for buttermilk? all of it or half buttermilk and half full cream milk.? Many thanks

[stuey]

The types of milk and their combinations is not really too important. What is, is the amount. The mixture should definitely not be too thin. It's hard to describe the consistency of it...About as thick as a not too thick porridge. Maybe someone else can describe it better:)

[mikey4444]

I have made a couple of coast-to-coast drives in the States over the years, and I always looked forward to my breakfasts. I found the truck stops, out on the Highway, were the best places to eat. The pancakes were the best, especially with maple syrup.

John Steinbeck once said something like :::: " I never had a good dinner when on the road but, there again, I never had a bad breakfast"

Just the thought of those pancakes makes me want to get on a plane and drive Route 66 again !