Pancake Recipes

Given that I came to the conclusion that there is no food culture in Britain, it follows from that there is no traditional British pancake recipe, and so in order to try and sell the idea of eating more pancakes to people by finding the best and most reliable recipe. I've gathered a few recipes and will test them at some point. 

Tante Marie

Tante Marie is supposedly a famous French cook, although I've never heard of her, not that that's saying much in all honesty. Apparently her recipe is lighter than most recipes, and is supposedly endorsed as the best crepe recipe by by a group of chefs who include Nigella Lawson, Nigel Slater and Heston Blumenthal. Given that she's French, I rather hope this isn't the best recipe.

Recipe

200 ml. milk (2/3 cup)

100 ml. water (1/3 cup)

100 g. all-purpose flour (3/4 cup plus 2 tsp)

2 large eggs

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vegetable oil

1 tsp brandy (optional)

BBC Good Food

I know that both my mum and step-mum use BBC Good Food from time to time when they're cooking, so I'd have thought that there would be a fair amount of reliability in their recipes given that I know two people who repeatedly use this as a source for their cooking.

Recipe

100g plain flour

2 eggs

300ml semi-skimmed milk

1 tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable, plus extra for frying

pinch salt

Delia Smith

With the football-related twist on this project, it seems appropriate to test a Delia Smith recipe. I knew that she used to be the owner of Norwich City Football Club before I even knew she was a chef.

Recipe

110g/4oz plain flour, sifted

pinch of salt

2 eggs

200ml/7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water

50g/2oz butter

BBC Fluffy American Pancakes

Similar to the earlier BBC recipe, I'd have thought this would be a reliable recipe as well, but it is different in that I'm expecting it to be a bit thicker and sweeter.

Recipe

135g/4¾oz plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

2 tbsp caster sugar

130ml/4½fl oz milk

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 tbsp melted butter (allowed to cool slightly) or olive oil, plus extra for cooking

Jamie Oliver Breakfast Pancakes

I remember that Jamie Oliver was involved in some sort of controversy with school dinners in Rotherham, a town that I live very near and my dad lives in. I know that a lot of people in Rotherham now hate him, and that he's known for being a bit pretentious with food. 

Recipe

1 cup self-raising flour

1 cup semi-skimmed milk

1 free-range egg

1 pinch sea salt

A few knobs butter

Gordon Ramsay's Scotch Pancakes

The only cooking show I've ever chosen to watch was The F Word, which was a Gordon Ramsay sort of cooking-talk show with Janet Street Porter (who made the program a lot funnier than it would've been otherwise). What with him being Scottish he seems like an appropriate chef to have for a scotch pancake recipe. 

Recipe

150 grams flour

A spoonful of baking powder

A bit of salt

3 eggs

75 ml water

120 ml buttermilk

50 grams of sugar