There are many interesting stories and traditions with pancakes all over the world. It would seem that this is one of the simplest ways of preparing breakfast. But it turns out that a large number of people are so obsessed with pancakes that it comes to comic situations.
And such stories can be observed not only in our time, but also in the XV century. For example, one lady in England is so keen on cooking pancakes that she forgot about the Sunday trip to church. In ancient times it was impossible to allow such an oversight, so the woman with a frying pan in her hand ran to the service. Accordingly, passers-by could observe an unusual picture – a hurrying lady with pancakes and a frying pan in her hands on the approach to the church.
This story was so liked by the English that they began to organize races with pancakes and frying pans during a kind of Shrovetide
. We will not run long distances, but just make delicious lace p
ancakes.
Ingredients for pancakes:
- flour – 180 g;
- salt – tsp;
- boiling water – 250 ml;
- sugar – tsp;
- milk – 250 ml;
- vegetable oil – 2 tbsp;
- chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
Preparation of pancakes:
In cold milk you need to sift flour, knead a kind of dough. Pour vegetable oil to the dough, mix the ingredients.
Separately in a bowl beat eggs with sugar and salt. Beat with a mixer until a creamy, white mass. Pour boiling water into this mixture, while continuing to whip the mass.
After all the boiling water is introduced into the egg mixture, whip the mass for half a minute. Next, integrate the batter into the lush foam of eggs, stir from bottom to top with a spatula.
Heat the pancake pan well, grease with butter. Pour a ladle of batter into the pan, cook pancakes in the standard way. It is necessary to achieve a ruddy state of pancakes on both sides.
These pancakes differ from the usual pancakes in that the preparation does not involve yeast, leavening agent and baking soda. At the same time, you get tasty, lush pancakes with a beautiful pattern.
