I’m running out of Fruit & Fibre cereal and much as I’m a true-blue need-cereal-and-caffeine-girl in the mornings, I’m getting a little bored and seeing that I’m no longer rushing to run into campus for long-haul revision sessions or exams, there was more than enough time and energy to whip something different up. Besides, we’d been in the park yesterday evening playing frisbee and volleyball (I missed volleyball so much it was real good to get out). So why not have a little treat. Diva needs to harness sufficient energy to whip those asses ya know.
We were Team Awesome against Team Smelly Crap. I think our score was 19-10? I would gloat and do a little victory dance but just to be on the safe side lest karma comes to bite me in my bum, I’d with great sportsmanship thank them for a good noisy messy game and look forward to the next one. Will have to run into town today to purchase a proper volleyball — we were, chhh!, playing with a football.
As much as I love English grub, I think the Americans beat the English for pancake making. English pancakes, although yummy as hell with lemon and sugar, doesn’t pack quite the ooomph with that thick eggy cakeyness so God bless the Americans for some culinary skill and genius with pancakes (and of course, there are other things but pancakes are more important, like seriously). I’ve 2 packets of poppy seeds sitting in the pantry cupboard and without the permission to make cakes or muffins, I have nothing to use them for. They look so sad just sitting there so I was glad to find this recipe on 101 Cookbooks. Didn’t have all the ingredients so a quick-fix and I was all set for a sleepy breakfast-making.
Pancakes don’t require much effort and you can do it sleepwalking, yawning, comatose, etc. Alright, you know I’m just jesting. Right then, with no further ado I present to you the recipe.
I shall save my post-pancake enthusiasm for my novel writing later. Yes indeed, I’m getting back to work on my moi novel! It’s time. My characters are calling out to me — they were getting a little annoyed with the cramped spaces in the back of my mind — and with so much time on hand (I can’t be cleaning my room all day) it’s the best opportunity to focus on gathering together my wits and putting my all into it.
Recipe has been reduced to yield 3 large fat pancakes and altered a little from the original one on 101 Cookbooks.
Poppy Seed Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup wholemeal flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tbs butter, melted
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tbs sugar
3 tbs poppy seeds
pinch of salt
lemon curd, for serving
Whisk together flour, baking powder and soda, salt and sugar together in a bowl. Make a well. Pour the milk, egg and melted butter into the well and mix in. Mix in the poppy seeds.
Heat and butter a frying pan. Ladle the pancake mix in and spread out using the back of the ladle. Fry about 2min on medium heat or until the wet surface starts to bubble and you can see the sides of the bottom starting to brown and firm up. Flip and cook another 1-2min. Place cooked pancake on a plate that’s being kept warm in the oven.
Continue for the rest of the pancakes.
Thereafter, plate up and serve with lemon curd and lemon slices (for more Englishness).
Poppy seed pancakes sound good. I picked up some poppies a while ago and I was wondering what to do with them.
Those look better than any I have seen! I want to grab a fork!
wow, those pancakes look sooo yummy! i love me some lemon curd too [thanks for the nice comment on my site! [the brioche was pretty delicious with the butter +jam] have a great weekend!
I just threw some poppy seeds into my waffles not 3 hours ago! Great minds…
Looks great Diva! If you want to make it even more fluffy, separate the egg, beat the yolk in with the melted butter then add the milk. Whisk the egg white until it forms peaks. Then add the milk/butter/yolks into the dry ingredients folding in the whites at the end. It’s a bit of work, but the resulting pancakes are transcendent.
Kick some ass on the field, girl! These look delicious and I love the idea of adding poppy, brilliant addition.
Now, if you adore pancakes - if you J’adore pancakes, that is - have you yet tried Clafoutis? If not, we need to talk….
Great looking pancakes! I yet have to master the art of making fat pancakes:) they always turn thin:)
yes, pancakes are one reason i’m proud to be an american.
yours look great, and you can’t go wrong with a little poppy-seed crunch!
meanwhile, good luck on your novel-writing!
Mmm mmm mmm.
Right then, I’m getting Jules on this ASAP. In our household, I cook everything except breakfast; beauty sleep and all, you understand.
Thanks for the tip about coconut & lime
Very pretty pancakes! These seem like the perfect morning treat after a night of “messy, drunk & massive” fun! I hope you had a good time at the music festival.
xoxox Amy
Saw these on Tastespotting a couple days ago…wow. I’d put money on it that they taste as good as this picture is. Great blog!
I need cereal in the morning too, every morning :). I’m getting ready to eat lunch but pancakes sound really good right now. These look great and I think I have everything here to make them.
Poppy seed pancakes? Why didn’t I think of that?! Especially with lemon curd. I hope these gave you plenty of energy.
yum yum yum! im gonna be hosting a big ladies’ brekkie this sat even tho exams are coming up! haha.. will be doing some waffles in my penguin waffle maker (: these look like smth to consider too! btw, ive been checking this pagte out EVERYDAY and i think the duck pic looks awesome. fantastic lens action there hun. tc n luck w the exams!
Poppyseed pancakes!! How clever is that?? Great pancakes you’ve discovered and made here! Btw when you write about English pancakes which ones are you talking about- the really thin ones?? To me that would be French pancakes/crepes. In anycase I love both American and the thinner European kind of pancakes…depends on my mood I guess!
hey everyone, thanks for the comments, tips and encouragement!
so pleased to have you all stop by.
malinda kay: thanks how sweet of you. lovely for you to stop by.
bobby: oh you know what? pancakes and bacon for lunch is always a sure winner.
emiline: they sure packed a punch. i was so full up at the end of it i couldn’t walk!
sam: have lots of fun sweetheart. i’m sure it’ll be awesome. and thanks but exams finished last week so i’m free as a bird now.
mariannaF: yes indeed English pancakes are the thinner ones but not as thin and crisp as a crepe.
This looks so good! Why have I never thought to put curd on pancakes? I’ve tried it on almost everything else!