What do you cook pancakes on?

Gingham_Ribbon

My Grampa made the best pancakes ever. I mean the Scottish ones that are little and round and fluffy, not the flat big ones that you put lemon and sugar on.

Anyway, he had a little block about maybe 18" by 12" that had a hose that he attached to the gas pipe. I think it had flames underneath some kind of cast iron plate. He could cook about 6 at a time maybe?

I'm not looking for something to attach to the gas pipe, since I'm not even sure we have one.

But I would like to have a go at making them myself. I make the other kind quite a lot in a tiny, heavy duty frying pan, but it would take forever to make a batch of them in that.

Any ideas? I have a great, large frying pan that would fit about 3 in but it's not non stick and I kind of wanted something big and flat. I think?

Thanks for reading this.

pandas66

You mean drop scones GR, my Dad used to use a heavy cast iron plate over the gas ring. No idea where thats gone to now!

squeaky

Your large frying pan sounds fine.

Lightly oil (or lard) it and heat it until you can see a heat haze shimmering there, turn the heat down to you cooking temp, a small splash more of oil, and bung your pancakes in and cook as per.

Gingham_Ribbon

Just need the recipe from mum now and I'll give it a whirl. I think I just wanted to do it like Grampa did! LOL

comping_cat

Years ago i bought a pancake frying pan, its very light,it has a non stick coating, and its very shallow, ive made normal pancakes, and those thicker american style pancakes in it, 1 normal, about 3 american ones!!!! I think as long as you use oil or butter, as you are cooking at a high temp, you should be ok if it is a normal frying pan.

twink

i think what you are looking for is a girdle you put it on the hotplate and make pancakes and girdle scones on it it is flat withe a handle much easier for turning the pancakes you might get it in a hardware store

pavlovs_dog

i believe a bake stone is the technical term? that we what make our welsh cakes on in wales

its a large circular/rectangular stone which you can sit on the hob. not sure what its made off, but it distributes the heat evenly and i believe it also 'wicks' away moisture

pavlovs_dog

something like THIS

(we use the round black ones)

thriftlady_2

I inherited my mum's girdle when she had a ceramic hob.I find it invaluable for making Scotch pancakes,Welshcakes(both of which my Mum used to make for Saturday afternoon teas)and little American pancakes.

I do find things stick a bit,so I use a piece of that non-stick reusable baking sheet you can buy from Lakeland,sorry can't remember what it's called.

twink

to stop the pancakes sticking rub some butter or marg over the girdle when it is heating up you may need to repeat half way through

moggins

If you have a local asian food store they often sell chapatti pans which are flat with a wooden handle. Mine cost about 3.50.