It's pancake season again and we tried out two different sorts over the fire in the enamel paella pan.
The first recipe is easier to cook and great either as a desert or as a
savoury dish.
Canadian pancakes
Mix up together in a bowl
100g plain flour
1tbs baking powder
225g milk
3 eggs
Instructions
Melt some vegetable oil or butter in your paella pan over a medium fire.
Test for heat by dropping in a small amount of the mixture first, if the pan seems too hot raise up away from the fire by moving the hook further up the chain.
Pour desert spoonfulls at a time in the pan, several can cook at once
When they sart to bubble on top they can be turned over with a spatula
After a couple of minutes the second side will be done
Remove and eat while still hot
They can either be served sweet with jam and cream, or fresh fruit. Another option is to serve with bacon and maple syrup, or creme fraiche and smoked mackeral chunks, as in the picture above..
The second pancake we tried was harder to cook but just as delicious
Turmeric Pancake with curried greens
(Thank you Guardian Feast for the the hint)
Take a handfull of curly kale and another of chard, chopped and wilt in your small kotlich over the fire with a small amount of water. Strain and tip into another bowl. In your Kotlich sweat 1 medium onion, 3 cloves of garlic, a desert spoon mild curry powder and a chunk of chopped ginger in some oil, keep warm.
Then mix together in a bowl
100g plain flour
2 large eggs
300mls milk
1 heaped tsp turmeric
I flat tsp gound cumin
salt and pepper
Instructions
Heat oil or butter in your paella pan over the fire
This part needs 2 of you, one to tip the mixture into the pan and the other to hold the chains and tilt the pan to make the pancake go out in a big circle. Team work needed.
As soon as the pancake is cooked on both sides lift out of the pan onto a heated plate
Sprinkle you pancake with the hot mixed curried greens and roll up. We had some roast potatoes on the side.
This was absolutely delicious but difficult to keep all parts warm and serve hot.
