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[kiwifruitbat]

Wood-touched Pancakes

Using the simple pancake mix (1 egg, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk/water, pinch of salt), add half a crushed cinnamon quill. Note - this is not ground cinnamon.

Cook in a medium head on a heavy frying pan with oil or butter - I personally recommend cast iron with butter.

When the surface has gone from cream to pale yellow, flip the pancake and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Serve with a very light spread of your favourite sweet Jam/ preserve.

Makes 3-6 pancakes (depending on size)

Comments

[silverflight.livejournal.com]

They're even better with turkey bacon and syrup, I bet. :)

[kiwifruitbat.livejournal.com]

Syrup - definitely. I recommended the sweet as the pancakes pick up the woody flavour of the cinnamon quills and it creates a very nice flavour. It's beena long time since I used fat/lard as a cooking base.

For those watching their weight, the oil provides an equally good low fat cooking option. The other nie thing about pancakes is that tyhey pick p the flavours. It's one of the fewtimes I'd recommend not using olive oil - rather almond or apricot nut oil.

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Alan's pancakes are fantastic. I was once instructed by a boatful of people to wake his skinny ass up so he could make us pancakes for breakfast.

[cat-i-th-adage.livejournal.com]

What is the 'wood-touched' part? The cinnamon quill? It does sound nice. Er, why is the heavier pan better?

Sorry, will I ever stop asking questions?

Keep well.

[kiwifruitbat.livejournal.com]

Wood touched refers to the flavour that the Cinnamon quills give it.

I prefer the heavier pan as it's a lot harder to burn and it holds heat better while cooking.

Not likely :)

You too.