Happy Strove Tuesday

Ploughman's pancakes Image:Zest magazine

How did you celebrate your Shrove tuesday?

Like most people I made pancakes,but instead of making them just for today I also made a few for yesterday.

Yesterday's pancakes where adapted from a Ploughmans recipe I found online (shown in the picture above)

Cheese and Onion pancakes topped with ham,
cheese and tomatoe = Ploughman's pancakes - the lettuce
(and my favourite part of a ploughman's,branston pickle)

Today's pancakes were of the sweet variety:

 

Equipment: Mini frying pan

Perfect combo for the perfect pancake (sorry about the mess!)

A batch of pancakes with some fruit and nuts

Lemon,golden syrup, This was my favourite from all the pancakes I had.

If you want to make savoury or sweet pancakes with everyday household produce, follow the recipe which I adapted from Zest Magazine :

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 tbsp oil

1 onion, finely chopped (savoury pancake only)

100g plain flour

pinch of salt

4tps Caster Sugar (sweet pancake only)

2 large British Lion eggs

200ml milk mixed with 4 tbsp water

2 tbsp butter, melted

50g cheddar cheese, grated (savoury pancake only)

Topping ingredients:

Savoury Pancake-

honey roasted or smoked ham slices in pieces

50g cheddar cheese, shaved

tomatoes, roasted

Sweet Pancake-

Lemon

Syrup (Maple or Golden) or Honey (any variety)

Choose from an array of fruit including Bananas,Strawberries and Blueberrys

Method

1. Heat the oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes until they begin to soften (if you are making sweet pancakes go straight to step 2)
2. Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs with half the milk and water. Whisk until the mixture is lump free. Add the remaining milk and whisk again until smooth. Add the melted butter. Pour the batter into a jug.
3. Heat a 20cm diameter non-stick frying pan until hot, drizzle a little oil over the centre and wipe it around with a piece of kitchen paper. Now pour a little of the batter into the pan and immediately tilt the pan to spread the batter thinly and evenly over the base. Sprinkle over some of the fried onion and cheese (only if attempting the savoury recipe). Cook for 2 minutes or until the top is set and the base golden. Turn the pancake over with a spatula. Repeat until all the pancake batter,  has been used.
4. Serve the pancakes, folded and topped with a)shredded ham and shaved cheese alongside  roasted tomatoes or b)with an array fruit and nuts with syrup or honey.I used sultanas,bananas and mixed nuts.

What pancakes do you prefer sweet or savoury?