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and ev ry n. Here are some 01 our favorites.
othing could be easier
than making a batch of
pancakes. Mating pan
cakes requires no special
skills and no specialized
equipment except a hot,
flat surface. Follow the tips
below and you
can create a batch of I
fabulous pancakes: �
• Mix ingredients (2 cups Bisqu1c .
2 , I cup milk) lightly and
quic y just until bl nded. Don't
try to beat out all the lumps.
OverbeaUng produces tough
pancakes.
• U using a gnddl with non-stick
finish. you probably do not need
to grease the griddl . U batter has
a tendency to stick. brush the en
tire gr ddl surtac with a small
amount of lat or shortening
before cooking
• Know what sklttering is? That's
what a few drops 01 water hould
do when prtnkled on the heated
gnddle. When they skitter, or siz
zle and bounce. batter upl
• For uniformly hoped pancakes.
pour the batter trom a 1/4-cup'
measwe.
• Like your panca es thick and
hearty or thin and ght? Allow-
ing the batt r to r for a few
min tes otten aUows the batter to
thicken naturally. A little more
milk will thln th better out .. Mak
ing one small pancake betore
cooking aU the batter is <;:1150 a
good teslc;>1 th 'ckn
• When is it time to tum? When the
entire surface 01 the pancake is
covered WIth unbroken bubbles
and edges are sllghtly drY Pan
cakes need only be turned once
The second side takes only half
the hme needed to cook the first
side To thp pancakes bke a pro.
shp spatula under cake GIve a
sudden hrt-ond-un to spatula Up
andover'
• To keep pancakes warm lor a
short penod of tune (so that the
chef can Join ms or her hungry
diners). place panca es on �
cookie sheet 10 the oven set at Its
lowest temperature.
• Thanks to mlcrowav , pan
cakes and syrup cren't just tor
weekends and special occasions
anymore' Make a double batch
ot pancakes and freeze halt To
freeze ponca es. stack them bet
ween waxed paper atter they
have cooled wrap them in
alummum toi and freeze To
re eat frozen pancakes 10 the
rmcrowcve. nwrap and place
them on a rrucrowcvoble plbte
icrowcve uncovered on HIGH
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