. Pane are so ve ere's a recipe or every mood
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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