Traditional Welsh Pancakes Food

CREMPOG

Steps:

• Gently warm the buttermilk in a saucepan.
• Stir in the butter and stir over a low heat until melted.
• Place the flour in a bowl.
• Gradually pour the milk and butter into the flour and beat well.
• Leave the mixture to stand for at least 30 minutes; a few hours would be even better.
• Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.
• Add the sugar, baking soda, salt and vinegar to the eggs and mix.
• Pour the egg mixture into the flour one and beat until a smooth batter is formed.
• Grease a frying pan and heat until hot but not smoking.
• Drop the batter, a tablespoon at a time, onto the frying pan, and cook over a moderate heat until golden brown on both sides.
• Keep the pancakes warm until you've used up all the batter.
• Traditionally, you're meant to slather butter on the crempog but you can enjoy it with any type of topping you fancy!

TRADITIONAL WELSH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat everything together to a thick batter except the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar.
• Heat a griddle or frying pan to smoking hot and then add the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to the batter.
• Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the surface and allow to turn golden on both sides. What size you make them is up to you.
• Spread each with lots of salted butter and stack in a pile before cutting in thick wedges to eat.
• Note: Vinegar helps bring lift and lightness to batter; it was used in Britain as a raising aid to Yorkshire pudding when eggs were rationed.

100% WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Whisk buttermilk, eggs, and vegetable oil in a separate bowl; pour buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients. Stir just until combined (batter may seem a bit thick).
• Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Pour 1/3 cup of batter onto hot skillet and use a spoon to spread the pancake a bit. Cook until browned and bubbles appear on top, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook until browned and set in the middle, about 2 more minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.