Some Of The Most Interesting Facts About Pancakes

If you are one of those legions of pancake lovers, you will love these facts. For those of you who dont know what pancakes are, pancakes are thin flat cakes made from batter and fried in a skillet or on a griddle, thus the alternate name griddlecake. The worlds largest pancake breakfast was held back in 1986 at Springfield, Massachusetts . Till date, the tradition has been kept up every year.

If one had to take all the pancakes from one of the more recent installments of this fest, and pile them upon one another, what they would get is a two mile high tower. The oldest available recipe for a pancake dates back to the fifteenth century. In many parts of the United States, Shrove Tuesday is known as Mardi Gras, a name more recognized by many and another name less known- pancake day. A holder of many guiness records, Dean Gould, also holds the record for the most pancake tosses in two minutes- a whopping 399 (officially).

While he claims that 424 is his best otherwise. Diameter: 15.01m wide, depth: 2.5cm and Weight: 3 tonnes- that is what the worlds largest pancake ever made had measured. Consuming this would give you roughly a couple of million calories! At times pancake batter is made from buttermilk. A marathoner who was also a pancake aficionado ran a marathon while tossing a pancake continuously for three hours and two minutes.

If you are French, this wouldnt amuse you- In France, while holding a coin in one hand, the frying pan is touched with the other, and a wish is made as the pancake is tossed. This is quite a common practice. Jan Stickland is a man who holds yet another record of sorts- for covering 345 meters in 59.5 seconds(running) while tossing pancakes. What are known as Russian blins are actually thin pancakes made of buckwheat batter. Theyre usually had with caviar and sour cream, or alternately with jam and cream cheese.

Flip the pancake when you see bubbles on the surface. If you would like to add additional ingredients such as blueberries, chocolate chips or anything else - don’t mix it in the batter. They will just sink to the bottom. Instead, sprinkle the additions on the pancakes as soon as they are ladled onto the griddle.

Here is one final bonus tip: If you really want to replicate the flavor of an exceptional diner pancake replace the sugar with malted milk powder instead. If you had hoped to make the batter in advance, you can cheat and do so. However your results will not be the same. The pancakes will still have good flavor but the light and airy pancake will be replaced with a thin and dense saucer instead. I love to hear feedback, so please let me know what you think if you try this recipe!

And be sure to follow Fox Valley Foodie on Facebook to stay on top of all my latest posts! 1. Separate egg yolks from whites and whisk egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. 2. Combine egg yolks, melted butter, and buttermilk in a bowl and mix together. 3. In separate dish combine all dry ingredients and mix together.

4. Once wet and dry ingredients are each are mixed, combine together. Do not over mix or the pancakes will be tough. Mix just to combine leaving some lumps. 5. FOLD egg whites into mixture half at a time being careful not to overly agitate. 6. Let the batter rest 15-30 minutes. 7. Heat griddle to 375 degrees and brush with butter before frying.

Forget about the box mixes, be adventurous and make homemade buttermilk pancakes! There are literally tons of different ways to make pancakes but you can’t go wrong with the classic buttermilk. Buttermilk pancakes are some of the lightest and fluffiest pancakes you will ever eat and they are so delicious.

If you have never cooked pancakes before don’t let the process intimidate you, making pancakes are very easy and in no time at all you will be a pro at it. You want the pancakes to cook rather slowly so they don’t burn (black pancakes don’t taste very good J) and so they are cooked all the way through without burning the outside.

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