STANDARD PANCAKE

Steps:

• Making the Pancake Batter
• 1.Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
• Make a small hollow in the center of the mixture and drop in the egg (not the shell).
• 2.Begin to mix while gradually adding about one quarter of the milk. Continue to mix well until bubbles become visible in the mixture.
• 3.Gradually pour in the remaining milk while continuing to mix.
• (if it's a bit too thick - then add a little water.)
• 4.Pour batter into a jug for easier pouring into pan.
• Making the Pancakes
• 1.Heat the frying pan, and place a small piece of lard/fat in the Center. Allow this to melt and spread over the pan.
• 2.Get the pan nice & hot and when the lard begins to smoke slightly, stir and pour in some of the batter - approx 30ml or 2 tablespoons, or enough to thinly cover the bottom of the pan. (tilt the pan to help the batter spread evenly)
• 3.Cook until nicely golden brown on the bottom. (shouldn't take too long)
• 4.And now the only tricky bit of the whole operation - toss / flip the pancake to within an inch of the kitchen ceiling and position the pan to perfectly catch the pancake on the way down - cooked side up, easy. (you could of course just turn it over with a big plastic spoon, but where's the fun in that? ;-)
• 5.Cook the other side until nicely golden brown.
• 6.Serve immediately with sugar, syrup, lemon or orange poured on top.
• 7.err.... eat the thing, anyway you want. (tip - when frying never turn the pancake more than once.)
• Easy pancake recipe - Topping ideas
• Strawberries
• Lemon
• Orange Juice
• Honey, Maple Syrup, Golden Syrup
• Grated Cheese (grilled)
• Sugar
• Raspberries
• Chocolate Sauce, Blueberry sauce - plus more or less anything you care to try.
• and then enjoy and add any topping you want