FOOD STORIES - Pancakes

Pancakes Pancakes are thin around flat cakes made from a starch based batter which is usually mixed with eggs and milk. It is usually fried in butter or oil in a flat cooking surface. 30,000 year old Archaeological evidence suggests that Stone Age people we're already making flour from ground cattails and ferns. This basic flour mixture was very likely mixed with water and was cooked on greased rocks as a prehistoric flatbread, which pretty much is the basis for pancakes. As agriculture grew, the fondest for a flour battered flat cake also spread, and traces of this influence can be found around the world. Ancient Greeks and Romans ate a flat cake, which they sweetened with honey. During the Elizabethan. An early form of pancake was eaten with spices, rosewater, Sherry, and apples. A form of pancake made with buckwheat or cornmeal found its way to early colonial America. A recipe for it was first published in 1796 in the book American Cookery, which many attribute as the first American cookbook. Today there are instant pancake mix recipes, but to do them the old fashioned way you will need one 3/4 cup milk, 2 eggs, one teaspoon vanilla essence, 2 cups self raising flour, 1/3 cup caster sugar, butter, Maple syrup. First, whisk milk, eggs and vanilla in a bowl. Add sifted flour and sugar to the mix. Blend until combined. Next, place a pan on medium heat and add a few drops of cooking oil. Pour 1/4 cup of butter and cook for two minutes until bubbles appear. Flip the pancake and cook the other side for one to two minutes. When cooked, transferred to a plate, stack several pancakes together, then topped with butter and Maple syrup. Fun fact, a Japanese pet Bunny by the name of Oolong became a viral Internet sensation in 2010 when his owner posted a picture of him balancing pancakes on his head. The post has had over 2.5 million hits since it was first uploaded and a book was soon published about Oolong the Pancake Bunny.