Pancakes, Pikelets and Scones

good one Antheia - you've made all of us (preggers or not) crave pikelets!!

Good call though, I'm glad you didn't want prawn custard or something....

Yup just about to eat mine now - didn't have any self raising flour so had to switch to another recipe.. just having mine with chocolate ice cream and strawberries.. LOL

Diet.. what diet???

Just thought I would ROLL my way in here and ask the question WHY did I only make 1/2 quantity????........ :rofl: All gone.

:rofl: tan!!!
dried apricots are nice in them too, choc chips would be good too!!

Ohh, didn't think this would be so popular!

I havn't made them yet as i have come down with something or other and feel really off. But i will be making them tomorrow. Thanks for the recipes.

Making a full batch again today!!!!! MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Ha ha ha! I just made a double batch.


Grated fresh green apple into them mmmmmmm,mmmmm,mmmmmmm!

Oh grate idea Lulu! :p

Oh god I am so geeky.

LOL Tan!

I made some the other day with grated apple and sultanas..........didn't last very long!
I have a banana that is going brown so might use that and make some banana ones tomorrow.

HA HA! Tan, I insist you change your mood to geeky...that little guy is so cute!

Changed to goofy for ya! :)

i make egg free and dairy free ones at my cc with mashed bananas,s/r flour and water! the work a treat!
sorry i dont do quantities

Will these freeze?

Now I sure that I read about pancakes in a thread here somewhere (but can't find it) that said about letting the batter rest before using it.

Why?

Going to make them for dessert tonight!

i am not sure why but dh always makes me wait so the batter can rest! Phooey to that i want them now! haha!
Enjoy your pancakes! x

I'm not sure either I just know that they're always better when I do. Overnight is best i have found!

Okay, thanks. I actually changed tack. Making waffles....

Now the batter has rested the designated ten minutes, I'm off to cook 'em!

Followed a recipe, thought it might be a pleasant change!

Let you know how they go!!!

Ooh I actually know the answer to this one.

It has to do with leting the air rise out of the batter.

Oh thanks Kim! I had no idea why!

My first waffle is cooking away....

MMMMM waffles! Can you send some my way! ;)

A really good pancake recipe will have an acid element (lemon juice, buttermilk, or vinegar). Leaving it to rest gives the acid time to react with the bicarb/baking powder so you get more bubbles and lighter fluffier pancakes!

it is to let the flour rest after beating, if you have it stright away your pancakes will be tough but if you let it rest they will be softer

Boomba, I am very sorry to say, that the waffles were DELICIOUS! And that there are none left. The boys each had two, and I had three. Well, I should have had four, since I am eating for two! ;) But there weren't any left, and I ended up with a tummy ache anyway. :(

There were fluffy on the inside and a bit soft on the outside (had them stacked directly on top of one another in the oven), but the Man says that waffles are meant to be crisp on the outside (he is a "waffle connoisseur"), so next time I will have to cook them a little hotter. I was given an electric waffle iron, and have never used it before, but I almost found it better than pancakes. You have better control over the temp, and just leave them for a set amount of time (mine were five minutes, but next time might leave a minute longer). He said that if they were toasted as they were, they would have been perfectly crisp on the outside. Its a good start I suppose.

If anyone wants the recipe...

Basic Waffles (AWW Cookbook 1970)

2 eggs, separated
1 dessertspoon sugar
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
pinch salt
2 cups self raising flour
2 tblsp cornflour
4 oz butter, melted

Beat egg yolks and sugar together, add milk, water, vanilla; beat again. Add to sifted dry ingredients. Pour in melted butter; beat well.
Finally fold in stiffly beaten egg whites (I did this all by hand with a whisk!). Allow batter to stand for ten minutes.
Spoon into hot, greased waffle iron, cook approximately five minutes or until golden brown and crisp.

I served these with ice cream, maple syrup, butter, and apricot jam (the Man told me off- in jest, for putting butter and jam on my waffles, he said that is for bread!)

If I could be bothered making heaps of these, I guess they would freeze well (and I'll send them to you Boomba, in a cold box), they could be toasted lightly under the griller when we want them.

Okay, you'll all wrong! No I'm j/k! I'm sure there are many reasons. The reason for letting the batter sit for half an hour is that allowing it to stand, softens the cellulose of the starch grains, producing a lighter batter.

I seem to have opened a little can of worms!

I never knew there could be so many possible reasons for letting a batter rest.

thanks for the recipe! I am glad you enjoyed your waffles! I will have to buy a waffle maker now! All i can think of is waffles mmmmmm
x

the real reason is........




to build anticipation levels in those who wish to partake in waffles(or pancakes)

i find 24 hours is best. makes em really fluffy and yummier!

cheers

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to build anticipation levels in those who wish to partake in waffles(or pancakes)

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See this is the real reson! lol! i know Dh enjoys seeing me wait for yummy food! lol!
x

ANTICIPATION!?!?

I had enough trouble waiting the ten minutes the waffle recipe said! Luckily I was able to distract myself with belly belly, and washing some dishes! I couldn't wait twenty four hours! I also have trouble waiting for them all to cook before I eat any!

I would never have bought myself a waffle maker, I'm not much of a kitchen (or almost anything) gizmo girl. (Having said that, there are a few new gadgets that I look at, and go "oooh... aaahhhh.... like one of those.....") So, I'm actually glad I got this waffle maker given to me. I think its a good thing for the kids to use with me when they are dexterous enough not to burn themselves trying to put batter in or take waffles out. Oh, and when you break the waffle up into its pressed pieces (for want of better words), they make little love heart shapes.... aaawwwww.......

Yep, I :heartbeat: those :heartbeat: shaped waffles.

Mmmm waffles with fresh strawbs and maple syrup Yum!

I have another pancake question....

Do you need to separate the eggs (and beat them separately) ?

I'm going to try and go back to Sunday pancake breakfasts, and want to make them super yummy. The last time I made pancakes, they were okay, but not fab. I really can't remember what I used to do that made my pancakes delish. :redface:

This time, I will make the batter on Saturday evening (if I do the batter then, this will definitely make me make them on Sunday!), and let it rest in the fridge. Will that be enough?

My lazy day pancake is soooo easy:

1 cup wholemeal self raising flour
1 cup white self raising flour (you can just use 2 cups self raising flour)
1 egg
2 cups rice milk (we are a dairy free house... so you could use normal milk ;))
1/2 tsp salt
1 dash lemon juice**
1 tbsp honey
** in the days of dairy in our house we also added 2 tbsp of natural yogurt instead of the lemon juice...

Mix it all together at once and leave for 15 minutes. Thats it.