How to make the perfect pancake mix: simple recipes for mastering the basic dough for Pancake Day 2022

Wmany often turn to ready-made pancake mix – Aunt Jemimas, invented in Missouri in 1889, has been sold for centuries – cooking dish from scratch it’s actually incredibly simple.

It’s a sad fact of life, but the first pancake never works. The first in every series I make is a sad loose cloth, too soft to even think about tossing: usually eaten by my teenage son, I suspect more out of pity than hunger. But get yourself the right kit and follow these simple tips and you’ll soon be piling up a bunch of winning pancakes.

The problem in general is that the pan is not hot enough. To prepare a successful pancakeit must be brilliantly hot so that a few drops of water slide to the surface like pinball before it evaporates.

Second pancake it’s generally more like, neat, and sturdy enough to throw away. Sure, you can turn it with a spatula or a fish slice, but where’s the fun in that?

There is art perfect pancake – Just read.

How to make perfect pancakes for Shrove Tuesday 2022

Fat

Butter gives the best taste, but the pan should be so hot that it is sure to brown. This doesn’t bother me, but there are ways to reduce the impact:

1. Use only a small coat of butter. Instead of sprinkling it into the pan, use a heat-resistant silicone pastry brush and apply soft or melted butter to the surface of the baking pan.
2. Use either unsalted butter, which has a lower whey content and burns more easily, or a mixture of butter and oil, which is also less likely to burn.
3. First, clarify the butter by melting it in a small pan. As it bubbles, the yellow buttery fat will rise to the surface and the milky liquid beneath it. Carefully remove the milk part and pour the purified butter into the bottom of the pot.

Pan

Supermarkets often sell affordable pancake pans with non-stick surfaces and low edges. While initially a non-sticky way to make successful pancakes, the pan is of little use for anything else. And in fact, this non-sticky work makes me grumpy, even (and especially) on expensive pans.