Pancake Making for Pancake Night

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A session for Scouts making pancakes around Shrove Tuesday. Includes recipe and guidance notes for the activity

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FOR 12 PANCAKES (so reduce measures appropriately)
Option 1:
225g self raising flour
115g castor sugar
2 eggs
milk
gas burners, heavy-bottomed frying pans OR washed, empty small baked bean tins and tea lights
scales
sieve

Alternative Option without sugar
Ingredients full recipe/half recipe
100g plain flour / 50g plain flour
2 large eggs / 1 large egg
300ml milk / 150ml milk
1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil/ 1/2 tbs, plus a little extra for frying or can use butter
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FOR 6 PANACKES PER SCOUT
55g/2oz plain flour, sifted
pinch of salt
1 egg
100ml/3fl oz milk mixed with 37ml/1.5fl oz water
25g/1oz butter or oil

To serve
caster sugar
lemon juice
lemon wedges

Instructions

Here's the recipe that we use on Pancake Night at Scouts. If the weather is good then do this on open fires outside. We did the actrivity on the beach last year.
(An alternative cooking method for indoors is to heat a small baked bean tin with a tea light: http://www.instructables.com/id/Cancakes---Mini-Pancake-cooker/)

When doing this at Troop night we are looking for teamwork from start to finish. Patrols should make sure that they set up in an organised way, make sure all equipment is on their table and all the ingredients are ready.

Make sure that everyone knows what to do, and make sure that everyone gets a shot at making and eating a pancake.

Afterwards make sure that everyone takes their share of clearing up, washing up and putting things away in the store.

Here we go:

MAKING PANCAKES - Option 1

You need:
225g self raising flour
115g caster sugar
2 eggs
milk

Instructions:
Put flour, sugar and eggs into a bowl
Add milk until the batter becomes a bit sticky, but still runny.
Heat the frying pan
Put in a bit of oil
Pour in some of the mixture and let it cook until you can see bubbles appearing.
Turn the pancake over or flip it!
When both sides are brown the pancake is ready to eat.
To eat sprinkle sugar and lemon juice and roll up to eat.

Alternative Option without sugar:
Ingredients full recipe/half recipe
100g plain flour / 50g plain flour
2 large eggs / 1 large egg
300ml milk / 150ml milk
1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil/ 1/2 tbls, plus a little extra for frying or can use butter

Method
STEP 1
Sieve 100g/50g plain flour, 2 large eggs/ 1 large egg, 300ml milk/ 150ml milk, 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil / 1/2 tbls and a pinch of salt into a bowl or large jug, then whisk to a smooth batter.

STEP 2
Set aside for 30 mins to rest if you have time, or start cooking straight away.

STEP 3
Set a medium frying pan or crêpe pan over a medium heat and carefully wipe it with some oiled kitchen paper.

STEP 4
When hot, cook your pancakes for 1 min on each side until golden.

STEP 5
Serve with lemon wedges and caster sugar, or your favourite filling.

Pancake Making for Pancake Night

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