American And English Pancakes :)

SgtFurySgtFury Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13219Members
<div class="IPBDescription">The difference</div> To stop the other topic going too off topic I thought I`d post this here for moultano mantrid and talesins benefit.

Website here gives the difference between the two types of pancakes.

<a href='http://www.pancake.co.uk/bp/buildpage.cgi?mysql=7' target='_blank'>English Pancakes</a>

English Pancakes
Prep and cook time : Up to 30 mins
Serves: Makes 8 pancakes
Ingredients
125g plain flour, sifted
1 medium size egg, beaten
300ml milk
a little oil for frying
Method
Sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the egg, then gradually add half the milk, stirring constantly. Add the remaining milk and beat thoroughly, until smooth.

Heat a small omelette or frying pan and add a few drops of oil. Pour a little batter into the pan and tilt so that the batter coats the bottom of the pan.

Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until bubbles appear and the underside is golden. Loosen the edges of the pancake, then flip it over and cook the other side for a further 1-2 minutes, or until golden.

Pile the pancakes on to a warm plate, separating them with sheets of greaseproof paper. Keep warm and continue to make 8 pancakes in total.

American Pancakes
Prep and cook time : Up to 30 mins
Serves: Makes 4 pancakes
Ingredients
2 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 1/2 cups of milk
4 tbsps butter or margarine or shortening
2 tablespoons of sugar
6 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt

Method
Beat egg until fluffy; beat in remaining ingredients just until smooth. Grease and heat frying pan.
Throughly clean items to be placed in pancakes. Spoon pancake batter into pan and place item in individual pancakes, until all items are used. Serve at least one pancake with an item to each family member.



From what I can see american pancakes are more eggy and have baking powder (<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->) in them to help them rise <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Def prefer the english ones.

Comments

  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    what you call an English Pancake I call French, aka Crepes.

    they are 2 compleatly different foods (I like em both)
  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    danish pancakes are the best.

    usually i eat them with icecreme mmm so good

    american are also good though a little fat
  • SgtFurySgtFury Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13219Members
    Turns out english ones used to have ale in them <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Pancakes around the world
    The relative ease of baking on hot stoves or on griddles has resulted in a variety of pancakes around the world. Old English batter was mixed with ale. German and French pancakes, leavened by eggs and much beating, are baked very thin and served with sweet or savoury fillings. The French crêpe is thin and crispy - a crêpe suzette is folded or rolled and heated in a sauce of butter, sugar, citrus juice, and liqueur.

    Russian blinis, usually prepared with buckwheat, are thin, crisp pancakes, and commonly served with caviar and sour cream or folded over and filled with cream cheese or jam. Mexico has its tortilla, which is often served folded over a bean or meat filling and topped by tomato sauce.

    American pancakes are thicker. They are sometimes called battercakes, griddlecakes, or flapjacks and are usually leavened with baking powder or baking soda and served with syrup.
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  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    I really have NO CLUE what the difference is.. I like the thin pancakes though <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Damnit, I managed to stop making endless pancakes. Don't start me off again, I have a tendancy to <b>intend</b> to make 4-5, then end up making 25.

    - Shockwave
  • SgtFurySgtFury Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13219Members
    Thats because the amounts they give recipes for are ususally familys <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Spacer,

    The main difference seems to be the baking powder makes americans rise in the morning. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Also english pancakes are usually a desert, american pancakes are usually a brekfast food.

    Though both pancakes are equally nummy in their own seperate fields <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Thansal+Feb 18 2005, 01:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thansal @ Feb 18 2005, 01:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> what you call an English Pancake I call French, aka Crepes.

    they are 2 compleatly different foods (I like em both) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    best crepe ever i had was a 'savoury' one... i.e not chocolate/sugary

    it had a huge slice of cured ham and then a layer of nice french cheese, and a fried egg, then the sides of the crepe folded to make it a square... it was omg... gorgeous...
  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    As I recall, American Pancakes (as you call them) are much closer to Dutch <i>Pannekoeken</i>

    Pannekoeken

    Total preparation time: 15min
    Serves: 4


    Ingredients:
    2 eggs
    1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
    1 tablespoon Sugar
    1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
    1/2 teaspoon Salt
    1 1/2 cups Flour
    about 2 1/2 cups Milk
    (ingredients tend to vary slightly but preparation is pretty much the same)

    Steps:
    Mix the eggs followed by each ingredient listed until you add the flour.
    When you add the flour also add about 1/3 of the milk to get a thick
    mixture and stir well to get the lumps out. After that add the rest of
    the milk (hold back about 1/2 cup) to get a nice smooth mixture about
    the thickness of half-and-half or a light whipping cream. It should easily
    run of the spoon. Add the remaining milk if needed and even a little more
    could be possible for the right thickness. Heat a 9-10 inch skillet well
    (medium/high) and add about a 1/3 teaspoon of margarine. Add about a soup
    spoon (6-8oz) full of batter and tilt the pan to spread the batter evenly.
    Cook until brown edges show (minute or two) and then turn over for 30 seconds
    to brown other side. Stack on plate to keep warm (or in 200F oven) and repeat
    to make the rest of the crepes.
    Spread a light coating of cinnamon sugar on each and roll tightly. The filling
    can be anything you like including: Maple syrup, honey, strawberry glaze, jelly,
    chocolate, cooked vegetables, minced meats or even spicy black bean sauce to
    make an appetizer. Serve at once (when rolled) and decorate the plate as you like.
    Eet smakelijk (Bon appetite)
  • MelatoninMelatonin Babbler Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14551Members, Constellation
    god i love this forum.
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited February 2005
    I like soya pancakes, myself. Especially with chicken curry. You just put in 2 tablespoons of soya flour per egg, add the egg(s), whip 'em up real good like, then add a fair amount of water. Whip up, then cook. (:

    They're a bit thicker than normal pancakes, but not as thick as the American ones.
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Oh, and the chinese ones you have with crispy duck and soy sauce are the win as well. In fact... I can't think of a kind of pancake that isn't spanking gorgeous.

    Three cheers for pancakes!
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    This is definitely up for nomination as best thread evar.

    Actually I might try making one of these things now given a recipe being right in front of my face.
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Spooge+Feb 18 2005, 02:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spooge @ Feb 18 2005, 02:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As I recall, American Pancakes (as you call them) are much closer to Dutch <i>Pannekoeken</i> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I ate those the other day. D:
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    Well its quite obvious that British pancakes would be the best. And have ale in them.

    Just need to find a starter with alcohol in now, the main course being Steak 'n' Ale Pie and the dessert being Ale Pancakes.
  • Fog_cartoonsFog_cartoons Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20658Members
    To be honest, American Pancakes are amazing but can become quite difficult to eat after 2 or 3.

    English Pancakes are not that tasty, hence why I have lemon and sugar on them all the time but i can just keep eating English pancakes.

    Crepsps are just plain nasty
  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Meh, they still sound like crepes. Though I may have been eating english pancakes all this time, given that the ones I eat aren't crispy, though they're usually folded around stuff (cinnamon apple jam, whipped cream, candied blueberries). Can't stand them with peaches though.

    They've taken a marked down-turn recently as Mom (the only one who really makes 'em) has started going for a whole-wheat/soy/wheat germ batter, which is utterly disgusting. But what do you expect from a southern california health nazi. Which, with the air quality around here, is like saying a jewish pig farmer.
  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    Crepes pwn you all. <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    ahh, my mum still makes crepes.

    one of the best things in the moring (yah we eat desert crepes for breakfast, you got a problem with that?)

    Though I have started to make Pancakes (american as you call em) more often my self.

    yah know how to make kick arse pancakes?

    Bisquick!
    folow their directions and add a little bakingpowder, lemon/lime juce, sugar, and Vanilla!

    sooo good.

    And my personal favorites are chocolate chip pancakes!


    Though the stupidly dense multi grain n nut n fruit ones my exgf made were great also <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Thansal+Feb 18 2005, 04:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thansal @ Feb 18 2005, 04:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ahh, my mum still makes crepes.

    one of the best things in the moring (yah we eat desert crepes for breakfast, you got a problem with that?)

    Though I have started to make Pancakes (american as you call em) more often my self.

    yah know how to make kick arse pancakes?

    Bisquick!
    folow their directions and add a little bakingpowder, lemon/lime juce, sugar, and Vanilla!

    sooo good.

    And my personal favorites are chocolate chip pancakes!


    Though the stupidly dense multi grain n nut n fruit ones my exgf made were great also <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I have crepes for breakfast a lot ... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Lemon + Sugar, or maple syrup ... doesn't work too well on crepes though because it goes straight through it like paper.
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