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Make these pancakes…please!

red currant pancakes

Holler, over at Tinned Tomatoes writes a blog that is an all around fun read. She tagged me a few weeks ago for the 8 meme so here it goes:

  1. I have absolutely no understanding of why people make pancakes from a mix…it boggles my mind! The other day I saw a woman standing in front of the display of pancake mixes and I so wanted to sidle up to her and very quietly, and persuasively, convert her away from the dark side. Fortunately Alex was with me and reigned me in…but still…I might have made a difference.
  2. The public school here teaches my children to make biscuits from the tube. When I was a kid we called them whump biscuits…because you have to whump ‘em on the counter to get them open. Once the school stooped that low they lost all credibility with me.
  3. I’m aware that I can be rather harsh in my thinking about what constitutes “real” food.
  4. I adore dark chocolate M&Ms. I like them frozen and I really enjoy the experience of crushing them, individually, between my teeth…it just hits all my buttons. Yes, I know they come from the dark side…but they’re so good.
  5. Jon Stewart often makes me laugh so hard that I snort.
  6. Chocolate ganache is the baking equivalent of bacon. Anything you add it to will be enhanced.
  7. My favorite movies so far this year are 300, Hot Fuzz, and Children of Men.
  8. I love to read British police procedurals by Reginald Hill and Ruth Rendell.

Those are red currant pancakes in the photo. I think they may be the most perfect addition to a pancake. Their tart zing is the perfect foil to the round sweetness of the maple syrup. Here’s my pancake recipe.

Pancakes - with or without red currants

3 tablespoons of butter, melted
1 cup of milk or 1/2 and 1/2 (I use 1/2 and 1/2)
1 egg, beaten
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
red currants or blueberries or bananas

Melt the butter. Add the milk or 1/2 and 1/2, and the egg to the butter. Stir well. Add the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Mix well but don’t overstir…it’ll be lumpy.

Heat your griddle or pan up on a medium flame. Add some butter and swirl it around to provide some lubrication. Add 1/3 cup of the batter for each cake and then top it off with the red currants…smooth the batter over the tops of the currants a bit. Flip the cakes when they are puffy and bubbly. Cook the other side until brown. Repeat until the batter is used up.

I use an offset spatula to smooth the batter over the currants…its a smooth/dunk action. By doing it this way you can make some with currants, some plain, and some with bananas or chocolate chips…that way everyone is happy. Enjoy.

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July 19, 2007 | Filed Under blog event, breakfast, food, fruit and nuts, humor, instruction, surveys, quick and easy, recipe 

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12 Responses to “Make these pancakes…please!”

  1. Doug Cress on July 20th, 2007

    I have a soft spot for m and m’s too - although i prefer the peanut variety…frozen :)

  2. Caty on July 20th, 2007

    I agree with you on the pancakes, I would never make them from a mix (even though mine mever turn out as tasty looking as yours!)

  3. Katiez on July 20th, 2007

    Ooooh, dark chocolate M & M’s! I’d have to keep them in the freezer - probably the neighbor’s freezer…

  4. brilynn on July 20th, 2007

    I’m with you, I have no clue why people buy pancake mixes. Red currants always look like jewels.

  5. Holler on July 20th, 2007

    Yum!
    Thanks for doing the meme!
    Frozen chocolate m&ms sound good, I must try them!

  6. Paul on July 21st, 2007

    I love blueberry pancakes and having found some nice currants at a farmer’s market I thought that currant pancakes would be an interesting variation, but I wasn’t sure if they would make the batter too wet or burn more easily than blueberries. Seeing that picture of those delicious pancakes convinced me to try it and yes, they were delicious. Thanks! And I agree, buying pancake mix is just lame.

  7. pumpkinpie on July 22nd, 2007

    #6 Absolutely! No dish has ever been ruined by bacon, chocolate ganache, or goat cheese.

  8. Marye on July 22nd, 2007

    I am not sure which picture I like better, the pancakes or the tomatoes….wow!

  9. Maria on July 23rd, 2007

    I totally agree with you about pancakes! It is beyond my understanding why anyone would use a mix (yuck!), and frozen M&M’s?? Sounds good. Can’t wait to try it!

  10. FarmgirlCyn on July 23rd, 2007

    I often use buttermilk in place of regular milw when making pancakes. Gives them that extra bit of zing!

  11. Elly on July 23rd, 2007

    Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air? :)

    That’s funny, I posted in my blog that Nutella is baking’s bacon equivalent. Ha.

  12. Bocaj on July 27th, 2007

    I’m sure I’ll take a verbal beating for this, so I’m not using my real name. I’ve disguised it in such a way that you’ll never figure it out! I have made pancakes from a mix and liked it. Yes, that’s right, I liked it. So there. Let the chastising begin.
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