Too many lumps? Dough sticky or too heavy? Torn pancakes?
Homemade pancakes are great for foodies, but cooks aren't always fun.
Me, I likelight pancakes , fragrant and smooth! A few simple tricks are enough to get there.
Here are 4 tips that should help you succeed your pancakes every time!
Let's start with the flour:I sift it systematically above my salad bowl to make it thinner.
If you don't have a sieve, you can use one of those little fine-mesh strainers you use for tea.
The well-known trick of the well is very important to follow.
I dig a small crater in the middle of the fine, sifted flour and incorporate the other ingredients one by one, gradually, while mixing vigorously.
The lumps then have no more say!
To make thinner and lighter pancakes, I replace the equivalentof a glass of milk with a glass of beer or cider.
No, it's not an excuse to hide any addiction!
A more fluid, more supple, easier to cook dough... and this flavor, humm!
And if you don't like alcohol, rest assured, its taste completely evaporates during cooking.
A word of advice:never add milk to your dough if you consider it too thick, it will become sticky and lose all fluidity.
It is advisable to let the dough rest for 1 to 2 hours at room temperature.
Only here, I don't always have time to wait and my children even less!
A simple trick to reduce this waiting time is to use lukewarm milk , even hot, when preparing the dough.
That's the bonus, the Chef's surprise! How will my pancakes taste today?
Flavour my pancakes, it changes a bit and still seduces my guests.
I can add a little alcohol to it:rum, calva, Baileys, Grand Marnier, but what I prefer are citrus zest (orange or lemon.)
It goes very well with melting chocolate... Yum!
Cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, spices abound to decorate its dough.
And if my children love my sugar or chocolate pancakes...
They also love it when I add a little rose water, ground almonds or orange blossom.
There you go, all you have to do is cook and garnish your pancakes.
Now you know all my tips for making lump-free pancake batter for light, fluffy, thin and not dry pancakes.
Enjoy!
