A very welcome calm start to the day - The builders have rung in sick today and I have put them off for tomorrow as I am busy. So a blissfully clear drive, an easily accessible back door, a kitchen I can walk in and make a brew and loiter, no large blokes whistling or singing, no plaster dust, no off cuts of wood everywhere and a lot quieter! I shall make the most of the builders being away for the next couple of days.
The house-full of family and birthday celebrations went well. I adore having the boys and their girls staying with us however, once the house has emptied and all has been cleaned and put away - there is that lovely moment of calm.
On Sunday I made a new to me pancake recipe for breakfast and they worked beautifully. The original version would not have made enough for the gannets around the table, so I doubled it. They are like eating little lemony flavoured pillows of yum. I didnt take any photos - but I do recommend them.
The original recipe (in Italian) had the still hot pancakes dropped into a saucer of sugar before serving, which I did try - bit unsuccessfully as sugar got everywhere, I had to wash my fingers after each one, the sugar, once warmed, got 'clumpy' and did not stick evenly.
Italian lemon yoghourt pancakes - makes 6 - 8 pancakes, double/treble as necessary!
85g plain flour
1 tspn baking powder
pinch bicarb
Drop gloopfuls (I used a soup spoon) in to a lightly oiled med hot pan and lid up briefly - this helps cook the top half of the lovely fat pancake, then flip over to brown.
When done, drop into a saucer of sugar, (or omit this stage) then pile up on a plate and serve with toppings of choice.
They did not last long....
Exciting times, sadly first the messy bit.
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