Gardening with Children

If you need a gentle reminder, tomorrow (9th February) is Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day.

I do love Pancakes, whether they are sweet or savoury, they are delicious and a real treat? The only down side if that you can only make one or two (if you have two frying pans) at a time and you have to keep your eye on them as they cook, I am always looking for different recipes and thought this one was a great idea, it’s perfect if you have a large family as you can make a few trays at once, which they will all be ready in approx. 10 minutes.

This recipe and photograph is taken from the website of Booths who are a chain of family owned independent quality food and drink stores that are based in the North West.

Mini Pancake Bites

Ingredients

• Vegetable Oil for greasing
• 125g plain flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 large egg
• 60ml milk
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 25g butter melted

Fillings:

• Chocolate chips
• Blueberries
• Raspberries

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4.
2. Grease a 12 hole mini muffin tin lightly with the vegetable oil.
3. Place the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a bowl.
4. Crack the egg into a jug and whisk with the milk, maple syrup and melted butter.
5. Pour this egg mixture into the flour mixture and whisk in well until you have a smooth, thickened batter.
6. Fill each muffin hole a third full with the mixture.
7. Push your chosen fillings into the mixture.
8. Bake for 10 minutes until golden and puffed up.
9. Tip out and serve warm with a maple syrup dip, cream, ice cream, yoghurt, crème fraiche, custard, or a squeeze of lemon or orange juice, sprinkle with caster sugar or drizzle with syrup or honey.

This amount of mixture will make 12 mini pancakes.

I will definitely give this one a try; it’s an easy, fast way to make delicious treats, why not have a go at making them at School?

Happy Pancake Day

Gill