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Title: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: loulou on February 22, 2009, 10:38:34 pm: What are you planning to have on your pancakes? Are you making them or buying them?
M&S have a tub of ready made batter for anyone not too sure on making it.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 23, 2009, 02:42:09 am: tried a lot of ready-made just-add-water mixes - not keen on any of them. so it's homemade all the way. (or maybe i'll give the m&s tub a try.)

as for toppings etc... last year i tried a lot. the most original was kiwi, sugar and double cream. and damn did it work!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: oldspice on February 23, 2009, 06:40:02 am: I always make pancakes (although I don't eat them) and we usually have lemon and a dash of brown sugar on them. My husband and son would never let me miss making pancakes. Now my daughter does not live at home, she makes them for her housemates.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: bounty hunter on February 23, 2009, 07:30:58 am: We're fresh out of shroves
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 23, 2009, 09:10:52 am: I;m off to the supermarket for free pancakes
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 23, 2009, 09:22:18 am: Quote from: loulou on February 22, 2009, 10:38:34 pm
What are you planning to have on your pancakes? Are you making them or buying them?
M&S have a tub of ready made batter for anyone not too sure on making it.

Pancakes... Easy.

I do not see why people find batter and cakes hard to make...

Pancakes are at their simplest,

Ingredients
2 cups self-raising flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups. milk
3 tbsp. oil

Thats roughly the proportions, vary slightly to thicken add a little flour or thin the mix by adding small amounts of water.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: drterror666 on February 23, 2009, 12:08:31 pm: Sod that, I'm off to M&S! I even have the chocolate sauce ready! Om, nom, nom, etc...
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 23, 2009, 12:33:15 pm: Quote from: bounty hunter on February 23, 2009, 07:30:58 am
We're fresh out of shroves
They only can be found on one Tuesday a year and you have to be up by 4am in order to catch some.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 23, 2009, 03:21:38 pm: Quote from: netbuddy on February 23, 2009, 09:22:18 am
Quote from: loulou on February 22, 2009, 10:38:34 pm
What are you planning to have on your pancakes? Are you making them or buying them?
M&S have a tub of ready made batter for anyone not too sure on making it.

Pancakes... Easy.

I do not see why people find batter and cakes hard to make...

Pancakes are at their simplest,

Ingredients
2 cups self-raising flour...

self raising flour?
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 23, 2009, 04:09:51 pm: Yep, if you like your cakes fluffy, most recipies ask for baking powder if you look online, whats the point when self raising will do same job.

Plain flour will give you a crepe type cake.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 23, 2009, 05:10:37 pm: i've used self raising before for pancakes (when i was very young and couldn't be bothered to walk up the shops), and all it did was bubble and lift from the pan and wouldn't cook properly. i ALWAYS use plain. (and i've never needed baking powder.)
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 23, 2009, 05:14:49 pm: Quote from: wjp666 on February 23, 2009, 05:10:37 pm
i've used self raising before for pancakes (when i was very young and couldn't be bothered to walk up the shops), and all it did was bubble and lift from the pan and wouldn't cook properly. i ALWAYS use plain. (and i've never needed baking powder.)
If that happend, your mix was tooooooooo thiiiiiinnnnnnn.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 23, 2009, 05:17:52 pm: i'm sticking to my guns here - PLAIN, PLAIN, PLAIN! ;D
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: drterror666 on February 23, 2009, 05:59:43 pm: Plain all the way, but it's what turns you on, innit!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 23, 2009, 07:47:14 pm: It the Cooking that the hard part you need it VERY VERY VERY HOT!

and net is that the thin ones? as for me and Paul were from scotland thus enjoy the much thinker ones!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: paulham on February 23, 2009, 07:51:05 pm: Hell yeh! Think ones for me everytime.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: goldencup on February 24, 2009, 07:46:36 am: Nah, pancakes have to be as thin as possible!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 24, 2009, 09:49:22 am: I have had all sorts, I like mine thick like scotch cakes / pancakes or thin, not paper thin like some people but has a bit of body.

Try it with banana & strawberry jam with sugar and a dash of lemon on the outside of the wrap and a dollop of whipped whipping cream or instant if you like that instead. Mmmm Yummy.

If they are just Plain old pancakes then they need to be thick for sure. I like the cakey texture to them.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 24, 2009, 11:58:15 am: this is all torture anyway, seeing as a pancake in any form with any exotic topping would completely ruin my diet. oh well. i guess i'll just munch away quietly on a lettuce leaf while the kids have theirs.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: loulou on February 24, 2009, 03:20:53 pm: I'm having golden syrup on mine. :-*
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 24, 2009, 04:14:42 pm: bollocks - i'm gonna cheat and have one.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: drterror666 on February 24, 2009, 05:43:29 pm: I have some chocolate spread from Italy that tastes like the gooey stuff at the centre of a Ferrero Roche! It was yummy on my pancake!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: loulou on February 24, 2009, 05:45:48 pm: Quote from: wjp666 on February 24, 2009, 04:14:42 pm
bollocks - i'm gonna cheat and have one.
It's wrong to deprive yourself. Did you enjoy it?
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: wjp666 on February 24, 2009, 07:36:18 pm: i had almost two, and settled for a simple sugary coating. and good god yes - they were heavenly! (first 'binge' ive had in 4 weeks.)
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 24, 2009, 11:30:35 pm: Quote from: loulou on February 24, 2009, 03:20:53 pm
I'm having golden syrup on mine. :-*

Hunny...
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: drterror666 on February 25, 2009, 09:55:44 am: Bunny!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 27, 2009, 12:20:06 am: Squizzel
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: drterror666 on February 27, 2009, 09:17:14 am: No, bunny!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
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Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 27, 2009, 11:17:38 am: Squizzel
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: drterror666 on February 27, 2009, 01:17:24 pm: Farkin' BUNNY!!!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: loulou on February 27, 2009, 03:29:33 pm: bunny
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 27, 2009, 04:27:54 pm: >:(
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Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: paulham on February 28, 2009, 11:15:49 am: (http://www.personal.psu.edu/dmd7/Yardlife/dead-squirrel-Ellie.jpg)

Yeh! The dog!
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: paulham on February 28, 2009, 11:17:32 am: (http://www.schmollo.de/wp-content/dead_rabbit.jpg)

So, that takes care of that.
Panda wins.
Title: Re: Shrove Tuesday
Post by: netbuddy on February 28, 2009, 12:29:11 pm: Panda wins a slap in the gob from Mr Squizzel.