Before I continue rambling about my pancake journey, let me share a bit of pancake history with y'all from Food Timeline. I figured you guys might be interested ^''^
Pancakes & crepes
Did you know that the first pancake-type foods were eaten by prehistoric peoples? No, they were not the same pancakes we eat today. These simple, fried concoctions of milk, flour, eggs and spices were called "Alita Dolcia" (Latin for "another sweet") by the Ancient Romans. Depending upon the proportion of ingredients and method of cooking, the finished product might have approximated pancakes, fritters, omlettes, or custard. Some of these dishes were sweet (fruit, nuts, honey); others were savory (cheese, fish, meat). These ancient recipes are also thought to be the relatives of waffles, cakes, muffins, fritters, spoonbread and doughnuts. Pancakes, as we Americans know them today, were "invented" in Medieval Europe.
It is a little crazy to think that in a way pancakes were grandparents of omelettes and muffins, but then it is not surprising at all since they share quite a bit of ingredients. I recommend you guys check out Food Timeline, I often browse through the articles on it, if you like cooking, it is definitely one of the resources to check out to learn more about where modern recipes and foods take roots.
About a month ago I made a post complaining about my pancakes and asked everyone for tips to get better at making them. I have received a lot of tips and support from the community which helped me to better my batter and inspired me to try again. So thank you all :)
I think I finally nailed them!
But you guys are going to be the judge!
Here is the list of the ingredients for the Blueberry Pancakes:
- a handful of blueberries + extra blueberries for serving;
- a pinch of salt;
- 130 ml milk;
- 2 eggs;
- 1 tablespoon sugar;
- 1,5 teaspoon baking powder;
- 1 teaspoon butter for serving;
- 120 g sifted flour.
Directions:
In a medium bowl combine salt, flour and baking powder, make a well. Separate egg whites from the yolk, set the eggs whites aside. Place the yolks and milk into the well and mix the batter, if it ends up being too thick add in a little more milk (although with the given amount of ingredients I didn't need to do that).
In another bowl combine sugar and egg whites, whisk until they form stiff peaks, I used a mixer for that. Add the mixture into the batter and stir. Gently mix in the blueberries.
Now this is where my batter seemed a little thinner than I'd expect it to be, but I solved this by adding about half a teaspoon of cornstarch into it.
Lightly oil the pan and cook your pancakes over a medium heat.
Serve with maple syrup, fresh blueberries, nuts, honey or anything else you like or whatever is available to you.
I was pretty happy with the way they turned out, this is actually the first time that I can honestly say I like my pancakes, feeling proud of myself haha.
My husband @matt-a ate most of these and I'm still feeling hungry, I guess now I'm gonna go search for more food in the fridge haha.
Traditional picture of one of my kitty cats, this time it is baby tiger Artax, enjoy!
they look amazing
Thanks @jimjam1210 :)
they look great
dont they just
@rl90 Rape the rewards pool much? For shame . . .
You should be flagged for this. You pay yourself for writing three words and don't even help the person creating the content.
Is it worth flagging a spam comment? I get them from time to time. I was wondering about a good approach to them. I have just not responded to them so far.
When you hit flag a drop down menu appears and it basically tells you what you can flag people for and one of the options is disagreement on rewards, I think that would be fair
I didn't know there was a drop menu. I was always nervous to press it and accidentally flag someone. Haha That does seem like a fair reason. I just fear back lash. Even if it is justified.
Yeah, i've never flagged anyone either. There is a drop down menu, kinda. I mean just a list I guess haha
A lot of people who flag someone they specify the reason in the comments.
Ahhh, thanks for the info and providing the example.
Thank you.
@rl90 is the content you've just created really worth the $5 bucks? Thanks again.
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Yes can i get some lol looks really delicious
Nope! Not anymore, all gone, sadly :(
I will make more next time, thank you for the support!
looks sweet
Thanks, friend!
So yummy looking!
It wasn't easy getting there, I messed up so many pancakes in the past!
Ill get some !
another goddess creation !!
Please! That cat :D
She deserve a piece don't she ? heh!
She does of course! :) pancakes are so good!
This brings back memories...
Hopefully the good ones :)
Those look SO good! Served with blueberrys and walnuts sounds awesome.
(I add a bit of vanilla extract to my pancakes and it gives them an extra "umph":)
Good point @drobinson! I actually did a couple drops vanilla extract to the batter, I wonder why I left that out haha, oh well! Not gonna edit the post!
Oh great!
I don't blame you, it always frightens me to edit long posts!
I'd just need to add another line to the ingredients, but it's okay haha, leaves some room for improvisation!
I think you nailed it! I like the bit of history that you put along with it. Not only are people learning to make some good ass pancakes, but getting educated as well.
Good post Ann!
Thank you Jesse! It is my very 1st time ever making decent looking pancakes haha
Your pancake skill has improved for sure. They look better than the last ones. Did they taste better?
They actually did! This is how I am going to be making pancakes from now on!
TRY MY RECIPE!
Looks delicious. We call then drop scones in Britain (amongst other names of course). X
I've never heard this one, didn't even see that name on Food Timeline, or maybe I just wasn't focused!
Thank you!
Scottish pancakes also known as I am sure. Lots of regions have their own interpretations in Britain. They are a winter teatime treat, plain served warm with butter and a good jam. You Americans as usual improved things by cooking fruit into them, etc. X
Yeah, if you read Food Timeline that I was talking about in my post, it actually tells the story that the pancakes, crepes etc were sort of invented in Europe, but then people in the different regions cooked them according to what was available.
Even though I live in the US, I'm actually from Crimea.
Ooops, sorry! History of food is really fascinating, I am with you here. X
No worries! :)
Ugh, I want pancakes now... Time to get some blueberries :P
Exactly! Inspired cooking :)
Yummy ... 😋😋😋
Thank you :) you should make some!
Thank you for oladushki
My grandma makes them better haha :)
I personally prefer sirniki
Those are tasty!
yes, indeed
Yes please! I love these so much!
Thanks! This time they turned out so much better!
I can only imagine..^^
This is true, you can also pretend to be eating them haha
Yeah i tried but even though my mind was satisfied for the moment my appetite was going even more crazy!
Hahaha! What a misfortune! Get you some food!
Yes I'm getting my breakfast game on now ;)
Whoaaa It looks yummy :o
Not gonna lie, they were pretty good!
Woot woot I'm glad you did the hard work of incorporating everyone's suggestions and now I can just use the recipe with fabulous results! Also - food timeline is going to be my new obsession. Thanks for that. (Only kind of.) :)
I agree! I was pretty angry with all my previous pancakes fails haha
Food Timeline is a good choice to waste your time on, quite an interesting read, I always go there when I wanna look something up, also it has the oldest recipes ever published, it's amazing to see how food evolved haha
Love it- now if I can just find that free time...I guess I could skip showering :)
Or you can put into "text to speech" and listen to it while in the shower!
Yesssss! Now we're cookin! I like where your head is.
I want :)
Sure do wish I could share, but they're all gone!
Upvoted and also resteemed :)
Nice, thank you very much :)
Oh wow...those look awesome. Do you think the recipe would be ok with rice or almond flour? I'm not big on regular white flour and don't even buy it.
...I suck at cooking and baking. Trying to get better at it! ^.^
Thank you! To be honest with you, I have never used almond flour, once I ground some rolled oats into flour and mixed it with regular one, that worked. I'm sure if you almond flour would be alright, just check the package just in case! Would be happy to see your creations!
great~~!
Thanks :)
Great post! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward for more!
Thanks @firepower! I'm thinking about what to make today, don't have any ideas yet haha need coffee!
Those look delicious! I love blueberries.
Thank you! Blueberries are tasty!
Hi @kotturinn , Nice Recipe, me and my wife are going to make it today.... and to taste the delicious food of our grand fathers.... The ingredients are simple and easy.....
Sweet people like you always suggests sweet things like sweet pancakes......
I'm happy to hear you guys are going to try this recipe! Let me know how your pancakes turned out! I was pretty happy with mine for the first time haha
We have tried it today and this recipe, was really tasty and unique from the Market....
I'm happy to hear a positive review! I think next time I will serve these with nuts and honey instead!
Thats good...
@kotturinn thanks for sharing the ingredients and recipe! Pancakes look great! too bad I am trying to avoid gluten recently but I think I will do a cheat meal ;]
If you have a moment please review my beetroot soup recipe that I think may be interesting to you. It’s the best dish in the summertime and it's very healthy :) Cheers!
Thank you @radiozha! I will gladly review your recipe :)
Hello ! I would gladly eat your pancakes, they are so delicious) Good luck dear)
Thank you! It took me some time to learn to make them!
A lot of time ? This is a great work!
It actually didn't take a long time to make them, which is always good! :)
Thank you!
Ok friend . Good luck
Thanks!
Ok. Follow and like me please
those look so good
Thanks.
Looks very tasty. I need to try to cook such :)
Thanks, lady! You should give them a try, I have this recipe translated into Russian on Golos as well :)
А я на Голосе почти не бываю в последнее время. Тусуюсь теперь на Стиме:)
Тоже правильно! Но я все таки захожу туда, посмотреть, что нового хаха
Я тоже иногда заглядываю. Но уже без прежнего энтузиазма.
Пожалуй, голос - одно из мест, где очень легко потерять энтузиазм, к сожалению.
They look amazing! Love the blueberries in the pancakes too! Think you can say you definitely nailed it! And as always beautiful pics!
Thank you very kindly @amy-goodrich! It is honestly the first time my pancakes turned out sorta decent haha
Hehe! They sure look good!
Ahhhh... the Most IMMACULATE BlueBerry Pancakes! Is there A more Exquisite Reason to get out of Bed?? Looks like You've Mastered the Scrumptiousness of the Perfect morning Treat. DEEEELISH!!
Oh thank you very much for the kind words! It was a long journey, I didn't make pancakes many times in my life, but every time I did make them I failed, these are my first good looking pancakes, that and support of the community inspires me to cook more! Thank you again :)
My Kids Force me to Make Blueberry Pancankes... With Maple Syrup once a Week.. I Support Pancake People. lol.
Sounds like you have some practice! You should post your Blueberry pancake tutorial!
Hey looks unreal! Check out my post on oatmeal energy balls for breakfast! https://steemit.com/recipes/@steemtobefree/the-best-energy-oatmeal-balls-for-under-120-calories-original-recipe
Gave you a follow and an upvote would appreciate the same!
Cheers!
Thank you, I will gladly check out your post as well!
Looks delicious. Have not tried doing one myself. :)
These look gorgeous @kotturinn, and your photography skills mean these photos are practically edible themselves! I'm coming over rightaway so better get back in that kitchen and whip me up a pile please!!!
Anything you want! :)
Thank you very much for the positive feed back @woman-onthe-wing! I think I'm finally going to start my SCC post! I've been so lazy lately . . .
Yes. Lazy lazy lazy. It's disgraceful @kotturinn!!!
I know!!! But can't help it haha I need lectured!
Ugh I'm craving pancakes now. They look so good
Thanks! Make some! :)