Some recent delights, volume 2

Posted by Michael on Feb 25, 2009 in Recipes | 1 comment

A western souffle. A western omelet is one of my favourite breakfasts and today I decided to bake it instead of pan-fry. I sauteed the onion, red pepper and ham in a bit of butter first to soften it, added a bit of cream to cool it down, then two eggs, salt and pepper, stirred it up and loaded the whole thing in the oven-proof cup to bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. It actually souffleed (puffed up) really nicely. Delicious!

Phat Tuesday’s gotta mean pancakes. Here’s some of the ones I made for this momentous event.

Here’s the recipe for my pancakes, at least roughly anyway.  I didn’t measure anything and no kittens were harmed.

Hawk’s Roughly Probably Pancakes

1 handful of flour (probably a cup and a quarter or so)
The end of a soup spoon of baking powder (probably a tablespoon or so)
Half the end of a teaspoon of bakiing soda (maybe a teaspoon?)
Pinch of salt (roughly a pinch)
Three finger plunge into the sugar bowl (roughly three tablespoons)
2 eggs (exactly two eggs)
Milk, about the same volume as flour (roughly a cup and a bit)
Good knob of butter, melted (probably three tablespoons)
A bit of vanilla extract (probably a good teaspoon or more. I like the stuff).
Vegetable oil for the pan

Preheat a large stainless steel fry pan over medium heat (I turn it down to 4 on a scale of 1-10 once I start cooking). In a large bowl, toss in all the dry ingredients. In another bowl, whip the eggs with a whisk for a minute to give them some volume. Pour in the milk, stir well and and stir in the butter. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. The batter should be thin enough to easily pour off a spoon (if it rolls off as a big glump, stir in more milk). Add a little vegetable oil to the pan and swirl it around. Pour in a few tablespoons of batter for each pancake. When bubbles form on top, flip them over (I find a dinner fork is the best tool for this). Cook until browned on the other side and transfer to a warm plate. Because you’re just eyeballing it, these whip together faster than you can say Aunt Jemima.

The full stack! And a nice match with some good breakfast sausage.