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Pancake sacrilege!

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phoenix Sun 26-Feb-17 17:20:03

Evening all, hope everyone is well.

With Shrove Tuesday nearly upon us, my thoughts turn to........pancakes!

A visit to the supermarket showed various items being promoted as being "perfect for pancakes". These included squeezy golden syrup and various types of chocolate spread.

Yesterday's Daily Telegraph included such suggestions as parmesan and spinach or rhubarb and blood Orange.shock

stop it RIGHT now!

Pancakes should be served with lemon juice and sugar, and preferably made by someone who can make them faster than I can eat them. grin

angelab Mon 27-Feb-17 12:23:25

When I was growing up my mum always put currants in Shrove Tuesday pancakes (which we ate with lemon and sugar!)

What do other gransnetters think of that?

rosesarered Mon 27-Feb-17 12:25:43

I think it sounds yummy angelab and furthermore will try it out.smile

angelab Mon 27-Feb-17 13:10:31

I thought there mught be strong negative feelings about the currants!

Jalima Mon 27-Feb-17 13:18:13

I would like to try currants in pancakes - but not on Shrove Tuesday wink
They are nice in Scotch pancakes anyway

felice Mon 27-Feb-17 13:19:50

Absent, the restaurant was still there at Christmas so hope it will last a long time, it is popular with locals as well as tourists.
Actually I just had a Google and there are 7 pancake restaurants mentioned but i think you mean The Pancake House.

annifrance Mon 27-Feb-17 13:26:51

Sugar and lemon juice (the French can't get their heads around the lemon bit)
Maple syrup
Raspberry jam and cream
Spinach and parmesan

Funnygran Mon 27-Feb-17 13:44:19

merlotgran my daughter makes lovely gluten free pancakes for her two coeliac sons and so all the family eat them too without any complaints.

Jalima Mon 27-Feb-17 13:48:18

Dove gluten free flour makes very good pancakes and also good Scotch pancakes

Craftycat Mon 27-Feb-17 13:51:39

Although I love pancakes with lemon & sugar I did see a wonderful recipe on Sainsburys' site the other day for a stack cake of pancakes with chocolate between the stacks which were I were not just embarking on a carb free diet I would have made for Easter Sunday dinner. Unfortunately DGD saw it too so I may have to make it anyway.

Peaseblossom Mon 27-Feb-17 13:56:51

My favourite is caster sugar and lemon juice. Gorgeous! I make them throughout the year and if I suddenly get a fancy for them but don't have any lemons, I have made them with tangerine juice (from fresh tangerines/ satsumas/mandarins) and soft brown sugar. Very nice. I have also in the past made them with a minced beef/bolognese filling. When we were young our mum used to make them with sultanas in and my brother and sister liked them, but I have always preferred caster sugar and lemon juice. I had some only last week. If I can't be bothered to cook a proper meal in the evening (I live alone), then pancakes it is! That way I can justify it because it's my main meal and not a dessert! smile

Supergrannyknitknit Mon 27-Feb-17 14:14:20

I always have two of my Granddaughters on Tuesday's after school.So we have great fun making and tossing pancakes, on Shrove Tuesday's obviously.They are 11 and 8 and they only ever want lemon juice and sugar which suits my hubby and myself just fine COS IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO EAT PANCAKES RIGHT!!!

Margs Mon 27-Feb-17 14:46:05

Parmesan on a tradition Shrove Tuesday pancake? Parmesan IS a bit of a Marmitey foodstuff - love it or hate it.

Now there's a thought - Marmite on a pancake.

Yeuk!

Funnygran Mon 27-Feb-17 15:39:01

The Waitrose weekend paper had a recipe for pancakes with oranges and then a warm Cointreau sauce on top. Luckily we didn't have any Cointreau in or I would have been making them straight away! I am sorely tempted though for tomorrow.....

HildaW Mon 27-Feb-17 15:58:13

Must admit I cannot get my head around the bottles of ready mixed pancake batter available in shops....its hardly a difficult recipe....!

sarahellenwhitney Mon 27-Feb-17 16:49:50

You put what you fancy on your pancakes

Tradition is lemon and sugar.Nice to have them savoury aswell

Making the basic pancake I make a rich white sauce add plenty of prawns spread this mixture over pancakes roll up and place in greased oven proof dish
Same white sauce add grated mild cheddar pour over
pancakes Cook in fan oven 150 until sauce is bubbling you can finish under a grill to brown cheese.Nice to only have a side salad with this dish as these pancakes are quite filling.
A chilled chardonnay completes

AlieOxon Mon 27-Feb-17 16:52:11

This year, I can have pancakes! I didn't eat eggs for years, as they used to upset me - recently I can eat them, don't know why or what has changed.

So tomorrow I have a visitor who is gluten sensitive. Ahah - I have some spelt flour, which is what she uses. And we'll introduce my little grandson to pancakes, I hope he likes them. I have missed then.

TriciaF Mon 27-Feb-17 17:04:31

Has anyone tried making pancakes with cornflour?

tanith Mon 27-Feb-17 17:17:32

I'm going to really miss pancakes this year as I love them with lemon and and sugar but recently diagnosed as type2 diabetic I seriously have to give them a miss because one just won't do it angry
OH loves them and says he's still going to make them for himself, I don't think that's very fair wink

Elrel Mon 27-Feb-17 17:47:38

SW have a pancake recipe which both looked and tasted like a pancake. You just mash a banana, add a beaten egg and cook (either one or several small pancakes) in an oiled frying pan. I was most pleasantly surprised.

anne53 Mon 27-Feb-17 18:08:47

Traditional lemon and sugar, although I do love butter and sugar when in France.

MaizieD Mon 27-Feb-17 18:20:08

Lemon and sugar for Shrove Tuesday pancakes of course.

When I lived in Sheffield many, many years ago we often went to an Italian restaurant which served pancakes wrapping a dollop of vanilla icecream with hot chocolate sauce poured over all. Heaven grin

Diddy1 Mon 27-Feb-17 19:52:51

Sugar and lemon juice! My Grandson rang the other day and asked if he coud come and eat my pancakes, he always has them with lemon and sugar (no other way), here in this Country they have pancakes with jam, my Grandson is educating them on the finer things in life! nice that he has inherited a good English custom.

rozina Mon 27-Feb-17 21:15:36

Well I'm having bacon and blue cheese pancakes, followed by crepe suzette!

Only27 Mon 27-Feb-17 21:39:45

Nutella and strawberries is delicious as is lemon and sugar.

I also love savoury pancakes filled with bacon and sausage. But I do have a French mother and crepes in France have a variety of fillings including savoury.

Indinana Mon 27-Feb-17 21:54:29

Definitely only lemon and sugar for Shrove Tuesday - any other way is, indeed, sacrilege!
Oh but I do love summer pancakes with fresh raspberries and creme fraiche (sorry, can never work out how to get the accents on French words on my iMac)