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Yummy pancake recipes for Shrove Tuesday

Pancake recipesHow much do you like pancakes? We love them in our house- well me and the girls do anyway and I am sure that’s due to the amount of honey and maple syrup we put on them! We like all flavours and even when I sneak fruit into them the girls still love them so I thought I’d share my recipes for this year with you all.

But, before I get to the pancakes I have to back up a bit.

Have you ever walked through a supermarket and seen some electrical kitchen gadgets and thought

“Oh I could really do with a new blender/microwave/ kettle/ toaster- but how do I know this own brand stuff  is up to scratch? I’ll have to go home and Google some reviews!”  

Well, I know I have. I’ve walked past this hand held mixer in Sainsburys so many times but something was always holding me back. I think it was the desire to have a Kitchenaid or Dualit mixer – a named brand. So, when I got an email from Sainsburys about pancake day I knew it was fate! They sent me the mixer to give a ‘test run’ and I have to say it was love at fist whisk.

Why is this Sainsburys five speed hand held mixer a winner?

To start with it’s fast. I mean REALLY fast. Even speed No.1 whizzes round at 100 miles an hour. Sainsburys hand held mixerIt also has a turbo button for when you want to add speed for just a second.  It’s easy to use and has a really sturdy base for when the whisks are left dripping over a bowl. Mixers I’ve had in the past have been really unstable and needed propping up which is really annoying.

It comes with stainless steel beaters for cake mixes and to turn egg whites into stiff peaks in minutes as well as dough hooks to make tasty breads. I can’t wait to give it a go with cakes. So far I’ve only made pancake batter with it and I got a bit carried away. You know what it’s like when you have a new toy? You do what you need to do. Enjoy it. Then look around for what else you can whisk- hence I have three pancake recipes for you today!

So I am seriously impressed with the  Sainsburys Kitchen Collection 5 Speed Hand Mixer, £29.99 www.Sainsburys.co.uk It was so much better than I expected and at this price a bargain!

Pancake recipesApple and cinnamon pancake recipe 

  • 1/2 pink milk
  • 150g (1 cup) Self Raising flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Apple- peeled and grated
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • A little oil for the frying pan

Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well blended. Heat up your frying pan then place a little amount of batter in the centre. Leave to cook until the edges are done and the middle looks almost done. You will get a few bubbles throughout the pancake. That’s when to flip it and give it a minute or two on the other side.

Pile ’em up and enjoy!

Banana and Honey pancakes

  • 1/2 pink milk
  • 190g (1 ¼ cup) Self Raising flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 banana mashed
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • A little oil for the frying pan

Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well blended. Heat up your frying pan then place a little amount of batter in the centre. Leave to cook until the edges are done and the middle looks almost done. These pancakes are quite thick so cook them up on a lower heat for a little longer but watch that they don’t burn. They’ll be a bit squidgy when they are cooked and really hot!

Blueberry and choc chip pancake recipe

  • 1/2 pink milk
  • 150g (1 cup) Self Raising flour
  • 1 egg
  • 50g choc chips – I used dark but anything goes
  • 100 blueberries – crushed just a little so they can be covered in batter
  • A little oil for the frying pan

Place the milk, flour and egg in a bowl and whisk till blended. Add the blueberries and choc chips and blend again. Heat your frying pan till moderately hot and add some batter to the middle. Once the edges start to cook through turn the pancake over. The choc chips do burn quite quickly so keep a close eye on them. Once done remove and carefully wipe the frying pan with some oiled kitchen paper. You’ll need to clean the frying pan after each pancake – but trust me, it’s worth it. You end up with a moist, chocolately tangy pancake. These were definitely my favourite!

I made these pancakes yesterday, placed them on a plate and covered them in cling film then popped them in the fridge. This morning we had some for breakfast. I popped them in the microwave to heat them through (just for 10 seconds). They were just as delicious. Don’t try and be clever like I did this morning and put them in the toaster! Let’s just say it doesn’t work!!!!!!

 

Happy pancake day bakers

EmmaMT

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Disclaimer: The product in this post was provided by Sainsburys for review. All thoughts and opinions and entirely my own 

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4 Comments

  1. igetakickoutofyou says:

    Sammie should have been in your house this morning – he refused to eat anything unless it was pancakes – & since I’m not very organised I didn’t have my batter ready! Big huff. Oh well… will try to do better this afternoon! Cxx

    1. EmmaMT from CakesBakesAndCookies.com says:

      There’s no way we would have been having pancakes this morning if I hadn’t made them yesterday!!!

  2. argh! I am all out of nutella! pancake day emergency trip to shops…

    1. EmmaMT from CakesBakesAndCookies.com says:

      Out of Nutella? Nope. I don’t understand!!! We practically have it on tap here! I spoon it in. No need for pancakes!

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