Shrove Tuesday pancakes

I can only stay a few minutes as I am in the middle of a good book lent to me by Sh! 'Cross Stitch' by Diana Gabaldon. 17th century Highland life......The MacKenzie and Fraser clans... I think we will get to the Jacobite rebellion......

Did you have pancakes last Tuesday? The day in the past was to eat up your perishable food (& get shriven/blessed) before the fasting & abstinence of Ash Wednesday and the 'giving up something ' for Lent. I made pancakes for us all; from the Bero book of course (you can still buy them online- everyone should have one!!) We had traditional fillings: lemon and sugar, golden syrup (Tate & Lyles- what else?), Nutella chocolate spread (with chopped banana), jam (homemade by yours truly), mmmm!

Wash the kitchen floor before you start!!!!!!!

POURING BATTER

4oz (100gm) Bero plain flour
pinch salt
1 med(size 4) egg
1/2 pint (250 mil) milk (I use milk & water)
2oz (50gm)lard (I use olive oil)

Mix flour & salt in bowl; make hollow in middle & drop in egg
Mix with wooden spoon
Add liquid gradually until all flour worked in.
Beat well
Add all remaining liquid
Leave to stand (maybe several hours)

Melt oil/fat in frying pans till HOT
Dribble a circle of batter from mug or jug from centre of pan out; tip/circle pan till batter has spread to edge

You may not be able to toss the first pancake (bit stuck?) but once the pan is 'oiled' you should be able to take pan in both hands (maybe having loosened the first golden side of pancake) and TOSS up in air so pancake lands other side up back in pan- return to heat to cook that side then serve on a warm plate- put your chosen filling in & roll up. EAT!!