Pancakes are known all over the world for their taste and flavor. Where did pancakes come from in the common world cuisine? This question remains without a proper answer for a large amount of time. The fact is that people can not determine who first started cooking pancakes
. There are a large number of assumptions. Probably, pancakes began to cook Eastern Slavs, as they in ancient times celebrated Pancake Day. This celebration of spring is directly related to the cooking of pancakes. But, the ancient pancakes of the Slavs were similar to fritters.
In England and France, there were also analogs of pancakes. They were thin, almost transparent. Maybe this is the ancestor of real pancakes? It’
s hard to know the answer. It is easier to find out how to make French pancakes.
Ingredients for French pancakes:
- flour – 225 g;
- sugar – 3 tbsp;
- salt – a pinch;
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- milk – 500 ml;
- butter – 3 tbsp;
- vanilla – a pinch.
Preparation of French pancakes:
In a bowl with flour pour salt and granulated sugar, beat the eggs. Beat the eggs in the flour, gradually pour warm milk into it.
Melt butter in the microwave
.
Beat the pancake batter with a whisk, continue pouring the milk into the batter in a thin stream.
Add the butter and vanilla to the batter, stir until smooth. Pour the rest of the milk into the batter.
Fry thin pancakes on the griddle for 30 seconds on each side.
In this way, simple thin pancakes are obtained, which at the same time do not tear. They can be used alone or together with the filling.
