From the Kitchen: The Weekend Pancake Party Starter

Tired of having oatmeal all the time for breakfast?

Well that is definitely my situation, usually having it most weekdays.

But during the weekends if I have the time (and the craving) I would make a stack of pancakes. Nothing celebrates the weekend mornings better than pancakes. Without further ado,  here is my recipe for a sweet stack. It is stuff you can easily find at home and beats any premix you may have had before.

Note that one recipe can feed four adults and yield will depend on the size of the spatula you use.

Pancake al'a Gourmand.

Part A - Dry ingredients: 
2 cups of plain all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar

Part B - Wet ingredients: 
4 eggs (split yolks and whites)
1 cup (or about 200ml) milk
3 tbsp vinegar (any type will do, for this recipe I am using apple cider vinegar)
100 g melted butter

Oil or butter for cooking


Steps:
1. Mix the vinegar with the milk and put it aside. This is to sour the milk so it becomes a butter milk substitute. Leave it aside while you prepare your other ingredients ( You can get butter milk and omit this step and ingredients, but its not easily accessible from where I live so I will stick to what I have done).

2. Beat the living hell out of the egg whites with a whisk or an egg beater until it becomes foamy. If you can, try to reach to a 'soft peak stage'.

3. Make sure the melted butter is warm and slowly pour it into the yolks while beating them. Doing it the other way around will scramble the yolks, and you do not want that.

4. Once you have done steps 1,2 and 3, combine all Part B ingredients together.

5. Sift all Part A ingredients through a sieve. Slowly incorporate a quarter of your Part A into your Part B and mix well, but not too vigorously. Do not mix all at once, as that can cause lumps.

6. Once you have mixed your batter, let it rest for a few minutes. After that, scoop a ladle and pour it on your hot skillet or pan. greased with oil or butter beforehand. Keep an eye on the fire. If you are unsure with fire control, make it medium low until you are confident as to the temperature of the skillet you are using.

7. To know if your pancakes are ready to be flipped, look for holes popping out. When your pancakes form holes due to the steam, its time to flip them over. For me it too about 30 seconds each side. Again, this depends to your spatula size and skillet thickness.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 till you are done!

Feel free to have what ever you want on your pancakes. I usually top it off with honey and some butter, and on the odd occasion I would have it with some mango. Here is a previous attempt with some home made mango and orange compote with sesame seeds.

Give it a try, and go crazy with your toppings!