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To mark the tradition known as Pancake Day, why not get your disabled child involved in making these three straightforward recipes? They’re a great way to explore the touch, smell and sounds of breaking a few eggs on Pancake Day!
Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as Pancake Day, is the traditional feast prior to the start of Lent – which is the 40 days leading up to Easter.
It has become tradition for many people in the UK to make thin pancakes on this day, this stems from a need to use eggs and high-fat ingredients before the Lenten fast.
This kind of free-for-all style of cooking lends itself nicely to getting your children involved in the often-messy, and always fun, process – so try one of the below and make sure you have a good time in the process!
Ready to get frying? Let’s take a look at those recipes.
American Pancakes
Ingredients
- 100g self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ egg
- 150ml milk
- knob butter, melted
- sunflower oil for cooking
- golden syrup
- fresh fruit
Equipment needed
Large mixing bowl, whisk, wooden spoon, non-stick frying pan, tablespoon, kitchen paper
Method
- Mix together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- Beat the egg with the milk, make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and whisk in the milk to make a thick smooth batter. Beat in the melted butter.
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Drop a large tablespoonful of the batter per pancake into the pan to make pancakes about 7.5cm across.
- Cook for about 3 minutes over a medium heat until small bubbles appear on the surface of each pancake, then turn and cook another 2-3 minutes until golden. Cover with kitchen paper to keep warm while you use up the rest of the batter.
- Serve stacked on top of each other with golden syrup and fresh fruit.
Scotch Pancakes
Ingredients
- 110g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg, separated
- 150ml milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- sunflower oil
Equipment needed
Large mixing bowl, whisk, wooden spoon, non-stick frying pan, tablespoon, kitchen foil
Method
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the centre of the mixture and add the egg yolk and a quarter of the milk.
- Mix with a wooden spoon and gradually draw in the flour from the sides of the bowl making a smooth batter. Add the remaining milk gradually until the batter is the consistency of thick cream.
- Fold in the melted butter.
- Whisk the egg white until stiff but not dry and fold into the batter.
- Lightly grease a frying pan and when really hot drop large tablespoonful of the batter to make pancakes about 7.5cm across.
- Cook for about 3 minutes over a medium heat until small bubbles appear on the surface of each pancake, then turn and cook another 2-3 minutes until golden. Cover with foil to keep warm while you use up the rest of the batter.
Upside-Down Apple Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 large apple
- 30g butter
- 25g plain flour
- 60g caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs, separated
Equipment needed
Weighing scales, peeler, saucepan, dessert spoon, large bowl, colander, chopping board, knife, wooden spoon, pastry brush.
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C/180 fan/gas 6.
- Peel and core apple. Cut into about 3mm thick slices.
- Place frying pan with all-metal handle over heat and melt butter. Then stir in cinnamon and half the sugar; remove pan from heat.
- Arrange apple slices, overlapping slightly over the butter mixture in pan. Repeat with smaller circle of apple slices in centre.
- Return pan to low heat; cook for 6-8mins.
- While the apple is cooking, beat flour, milk, baking powder and egg yolks until blended. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, preferably with electric mixer beat egg whites and remaining sugar until it forms soft peaks. With a spatula, very carefully fold egg white into egg yolk mixture.
- Cover apple slices in pan with egg mixture using spatula and spread evenly.
- Bake in oven for 10-12 min or until golden brown.
- Remove pam from oven and carefully invert on to plate.