Pancakes

Basic recipe (makes 4-5 pancakes). I usually make 2 x the basic recipe.

This is my mother's recipe from England. When my mother made them it was usually a special treat on Pancake Tuesday.

Ingredients

• 1 cup white flour (120 g)
• 5 fl oz water (150 mL)
• 5 fl oz milk (150 mL)
• 1 egg

Method

1. Put frying pan on stove to heat (medium heat) with 1 tbsp vegetable oil.
2. Turn on oven (100 C) and put in 1 plate for the pancakes and other plates for the eaters.
3. Mix milk and water then beat in the egg.
4. Add mixture slowly to flour in a bowl. Stir well after adding each 20% of the fluid mixture. When it is still more solid than liquid (after adding about 40%) beat the mixture well to get rid of lumps.
5. Finish adding all the liquid and stir well. The batter should resemble thin cream.
6. Wipe the frying pan with a paper towel to distribute the oil thinly. Keep the oily paper towel.
7. Add just less than 1/2 cup (approx 100 mL) to the hot pan and tilt the pan in different directions to quickly spread the batter all over the pan surface.
8. Let the pancake cook until the edges start to curl up. If you shake the pan the pancake should start to lift up. If necessary use a spatula to free the pancake. Toss the pancake. Let it cook for another 30 seconds and then tip onto the pancake plate in the oven.
9. Wipe the pan again with the oily paper towel and make the next pancake :-)
10. Serve with slices of lemon, powdered (icing) sugar and butter.