Scotch Pancakes/dropped scones

tim_n

Made my first batch (trippled the quants) for work.

I made scotch pancakes (drop scones) for the people today, and was met with a certain amount of suprise that a) it was pancake day and b) it wasn't from a packet!

a packet! the very idea...

100g Self raising flour
15-25g of sugar
150ml milk
1 egg. Multiply quants as required, original recipe makes 10 medium size or plenty very small

Mix together in a bowl using half the milk at first, then when a paste add the rest beating until bubbles appear on the surface.

Heat a pan (smoking and it is too hot) brushed with very little veg oil.

Dispense from a jug in very small amounts to make pancakes around 3-5" across.

When bubbles form all the away across the surface (looks a little like an uncooked crumpet) flip. I find a non-stick pan works best and I don't use any oil at all.

Add sultanas into the mix for something different - serve hot or cold (cold is best, smothered in butter) though you can go for traditional lemon and sugar if you want.

Edit: Can't believe I got fp for a pancake recipe on pancake day!

tim_n

squeaky - they're not just pancakes - they're scotch pancakes! (different beasty entirely - very much akin to american pancakes with the thickness/taste etc

kacy75

I made some of these pancakes for breakfast this morning, made the mix up last night and hey presto breakfast in less then 2 mins. I served them with baked beans. I used Nigella Lawsonrecipe which was lovely.

Pink.

Hi Tim,

I've added your recipe to the scotch pancakes thread as it helps to keep all the suggestions together.

Pink

tim_n

huzzah, thanks pink-winged! = )

sarah1975uk

IF i do a big batch of these, is it ok to freeze and warm up or leave to eat cold over the week in a sealed container for freshness?

I suppose these are too damn tasy tho to even think of that as would be eaten up as just made lol

fletch3163

I have a batch in the freezer and I take them out for lunch boxes as required. They are too tasty to freeze ordinarily but if you keep making batch after batch after batch, eventually you'll get too full and will freeze some.

torbrex

I had not even thought about pancakes for years until I happened upon this thread this morning, next thing I know I am out buying flour and sultanas and making the damn things.
I thought I would make them and they would do me at work next week, not a chance, they were all gone within 30 minutes of washing the mixing bowl.

rancid-a

Hi everyone.
My Granny used to make these when I was a child (can almost smell them cooking on her griddle). Any attempt by me at making them has ended disastrously - worse even than those things Supermarkets try to pass off as pancakes.

Anyone got a perfect recipe? Think (late) Gran used to use Cream of Tartar or Bicarb of soda but it's so long ago..

Also, do you need to use an expensive frying pan? None of the Griddles I've seen have flat bottoms.

Thanks for any help

wogglemaker

I use a standard pancake recipe, but half the quantity of milk.

I've got a cast iron griddle (from Professional Cookware) and think it was about £25 some years ago. it's brill for scotch pancakes, griddlecakes and general frying but do need seasoning properly with oil and salt first.