Lemon Syrup Pancake Stack Food

FUTURISTIC PANCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the fruit spheres: Set the basin of a blender on a kitchen scale and zero out the weight. Weigh out 1,000 grams (4 cups) of cold water.
• Secure the basin onto the blender base and add the sodium alginate. Blend on high speed for 60 seconds, until the sodium alginate is completely dissolved. The water will become more viscous.
• Transfer the sodium alginate mixture to a wide, shallow baking dish and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or up to overnight, to remove any bubbles that may have formed during blending. Clean out the blender.
• Add the blueberries and 1 tablespoon sugar to the blender and purée until smooth.
• Place a medium glass bowl on a kitchen scale and zero out the weight. Strain the blueberry puree through a fine-mesh sieve into the bowl until you have 100 grams of liquid. Discard any remaining purée.
• Rinse out the blender basin and repeat with the strawberries and remaining tablespoon of sugar.
• To each bowl, add 2 grams of calcium lactate powder. Add the blue food coloring to the bowl with the blueberry purée and the red food coloring to the bowl with the strawberry purée. Whisk until combined.
• Using a ¼ teaspoon measuring spoon, carefully drop scoops of the fruit purées into the sodium alginate bath, making sure they do not touch. Let the spheres sit in the bath for 1 minute, then carefully use a slotted spoon to transfer the spheres to a bowl of clean filtered water. Set the alginate bath aside for the maple syrup spheres. Gently stir the spheres in the water to rinse off any sodium alginate. Transfer to another bowl of clean filtered water to hold until ready to use, up to 1 hour.
• Make the maple syrup spheres: Place a medium glass bowl on a kitchen scale and zero out the weight. Add the maple syrup to the bowl, along with the calcium lactate powder and xanthan gum and whisk until the powders are fully dissolved into the syrup.
• Using a ¼ teaspoon measuring spoon, carefully drop scoops of the maple syrup mixture into the sodium alginate bath, making sure they do not touch. Let the spheres sit in the bath for 1 minute, then very carefully use a slotted spoon to transfer to a bowl of clean filtered water. Gently stir the spheres to rinse off any sodium alginate. Transfer to another bowl of clean filtered water to hold until ready to use, up to 1 hour.
• Stack the pancakes on serving plates.
• Using a slotted spoon, scoop the spheres from the water and shake until any excess water runs off. Add a generous mound of fruit and maple spheres to the top of the pancakes stacks. Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

LEMON SYRUP

Steps:

• Heat lemon juice, water, sugar, lemon zest, and cornstarch in a pot over medium heat. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes; remove from heat.
• Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.
• Pour the lemon syrup into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top.
• Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles.
• Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings.
• Process jars in boiling water in a large pot for 10 minutes; remove jars from pot and allow to cool.
• Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight.

PANCAKES WITH LEMON AND SUGAR FOR SHROVE TUESDAY - PANCAKE DAY

Steps:

• You will also need a good solid 7 inch (18 cm) or 8 inch (20 cm) frying pan, some kitchen paper, greaseproof paper, a palette knife or flexible pan slice, and a ladle.
• Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre with the back of a spoon then break in the eggs and pour in half the milk. Whisk together, gradually incorporating the flour to make a smooth thick batter. Beat thoroughly to remove any lumps, then stir in the rest of the milk.
• Pour the pancake batter into a jug or a bowl with a pouring lip.
• Now get the pan really hot, then turn the heat down to medium and, to start with, do a test pancake to see if you're using the correct amount of batter. (I find 2 tablespoons about right for a 7 inch (18 cm) pan and 3 tablespoons for an 8 inch (20 cm) pan.) Pancakes should always be cooked in butter.
• Melt 2 oz of butter in a pan, pour the excess in to a bowl; then add 2 tablespoons of the melted butter to the batter and whisk it inches.
• Pour the batter into the pan, tilting the pan as you pour, until the batter thinly coats the base. Cook over a moderate heat for 30 seconds to one minute until golden brown on the underside.
• Flip over the pancake with a palette knife, and cook the other side until it is golden brown. Slide the pancake out of the pan on to a plate, heat a little more oil or butter and cook the remaining pancakes one at a time in the same way.
• If preparing in advance, cook and stack the pancakes. Reheat in the microwave on Medium (750W) for about 2 minutes. Alternatively, heat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160°C Wrap the pancakes in foil and warm them through in the oven for 10 minutes.
• TO SERVE.
• To serve, sprinkle each pancake with freshly squeezed lemon juice and caster sugar, fold in half, then in half again to form triangles, or else simply roll them up into long tubes. Serve sprinkled with a little more sugar and lemon juice and extra wedges of lemon.
• To FREEZE.
• Pancakes freeze VERY well, stacked as above then placed in freezer bags. If frozen, it's best to defrost the pancakes before reheating.