Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday

A great memory for me is Pancake Tuesday, or as the nuns would say Shrove Tuesday, traditionally the day prior to lents Ash Wednesday. The reason I love this day is that I remember before school my mum would make a big batch of batter and store it in the fridge, this was a sure sign to me that today was Pancake Tuesday and that today we would be having dessert for dinner. Wonderful memories of childhood ........

getting organised:

I always have the oven on warm to store made pancakes, keeping them warm (optional)

ingredients:

• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 2 cups water (i have found that soda water makes the pancakes lighter)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt

lets start making them:

1. Mix all ingredients in a blender.
2. Let the mixture rest for a while 30 minutes or less.
3. Heat a heavy 16 - 20 cm pan.
4. Scoop a laddle of mixture into a lightly greased pan.
5. The pan is warm enough if the mixture sizzles when it comes in contact with the pan.
6. Flip the pancake so it can cook on the other side as well.

You now have a choice to serve each one individually or I usually place them in a warm oven and bring a plate load to the table.

Sprinkle with what ever takes your fancy, my favourite is lemon and sugar, at the end of the day everything tastes great on Pancakes, hope you enjoy your Shrove Tuesday pancake day, XXoo S