Hi all,
I’m running a little behind in my blog posts… so time to catch up! I made this dish a few weeks ago now, but it’s still fresh in my mind! In fact, I’ve made it again since my original because it was such a success. Blow your own trumpet you say… don’t mind if I do.
So the big dish in question is simply put… Pancakes! I have made pancakes about a gazillion times in my life, so I was keen to give the Silver Spoon recipe a go. I have to admit, I was a little surprised by the recipe as it called for olive oil, which I don’t think I’ve ever put into a pancake recipe before. However, my job here is to simply follow the recipe, so on with the show.
I’m running a little behind in my blog posts… so time to catch up! I made this dish a few weeks ago now, but it’s still fresh in my mind! In fact, I’ve made it again since my original because it was such a success. Blow your own trumpet you say… don’t mind if I do.
So the big dish in question is simply put… Pancakes! I have made pancakes about a gazillion times in my life, so I was keen to give the Silver Spoon recipe a go. I have to admit, I was a little surprised by the recipe as it called for olive oil, which I don’t think I’ve ever put into a pancake recipe before. However, my job here is to simply follow the recipe, so on with the show.
All of the usual suspects are added into the pancake batter, flour, baking powder, sugar, egg, milk with the unusual suspect of the olive oil now also included. The batter is then left to stand for 2 hours… it’s as simple as that.
After a quick nap on the couch, it’s onto the cooking section of the dish. A little bit of butter is added to the pan, and then the pancake mixture is poured in so that it makes a nice circle. As I was trying to make each of the pancakes the same size, I used a ladle to measure and pour the mixture, which has since become my best friend. The pancakes were left to cook for a couple of minutes, and turned when little bubbles started to appear. This process was repeated until all the mixture was used up.
The Silver Spoon recipe calls for a basic syrup to be poured on top of the pancakes to serve, however I wanted something a little more exciting. I heaped on fresh strawberries and raspberries, put on a dollop of ricotta and drizzled plenty of honey over it all.
The result = damn tasty. The pancakes were actually quite thin, which worked out well for the overall dish. It felt like you had a good portion of fruit and the toppings, not just pancakes. I can certainly recommend this dish as an (almost) healthy dessert or weekend breakfast. I did say almost people… almost.
Until next time… S.
