Did you know that another name for MARDI GRAS or FAT TUESDAY is Pancake Day? Yep this Tuesday is National Pancake Day and Ihop is celebrating by giving away a free short stack. Pancake Day dates back to the middle ages when making pancakes was a great way to use up eggs, butter and sugar before the fasting season of Lent. In Russia they celebrate pancake week so we will too! For the next few days there will be a collection of fabulous tried and true pancake recipes!
Do you call them pancakes, flapjacks, hotcakes or silver dollars?
Buttermilk, or whole wheat?
Do you eat them in a stack or one huge one at a time?
Do you like to add bananas, blueberries, apples, nuts, chocolate chips, vanilla and spice to the mix?
A fluffy German pancake, or paper thin crepes filled with nutella, strawberries, bananas and powdered sugar?
And how about the toppings? Butter first? Do you butter the whole stack or just the one on top? Jam, crunchy peanut butter, powdered sugar, fruit and whipping cream, or just syrup?
And we know that all syrup is not created equal. Cold or warm? runny or thick? real maple syrup or straight Karo syrup? Homemade or Mrs. Butterworths?
My perfect pancake you ask? Krusteaz whole wheat pancakes, thin in a stack of about four with butter (on every one) and HOT homemade maple syrup. Mmmm!
Your kids will think you are awesome when you have pancakes for dinner on National Pancake Day! So check back daily to see what's flippin'.
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That actually sounds really good. I'll put in my vote for blueberry. I'm sure you'll come up with some killer creations.
Adrianne- Your blog is awesome. I'm feeling inspired to make more of an effort in the kitchen....got any weight watchers friendly recipes? J/K. Those kinds are no fun! The cauliflower soup looks yummy...I'm going for that one.
yippe for pancakes.
my fav- lehi roller mill whole wheat pancakes. no butter. crunchy peanut butter. drizzle with home made syrup.
too. die. for.
the only problem with pancakes for dinner is being married to the guy who loves them for breakfast. So we did celebrate this morning with waffles. I still think my favorite are pumpkin with butter, homemade syrup and a dollop of real whipped cream on the top!
Hey lady... You need to post the recipe for your famous homemade syrup. Dave and I disagree on syrup, so maybe homemade would be a good compromise for us.
my dad was the pancake chef, and while not a very creative person he really let loose on pancakes. he's famous for his cereal pancakes in which he adds whatever cereal he can find to the top of the pancakes right after he pours them on the griddle... chex, cheerios, grape nuts, we got to try it all. very crunchy. i haven't continued this tradition on in my own home, but i reserve the right to pull it out in the future and force it on my grandkids.
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