Pancakes recipe for Shrove Tuesday

I’m sharing our favourite pancakes recipe today because Monday mornings in our house nearly always mean pancakes for breakfast – such a nice way to start the week. It’s also Shrove Tuesday {Mardi Gras} on February 12th, which in the UK is also know as Pancake Day, when pancakes are traditionally eaten as a final feast before the fasting of Lent begins.

My pancakes recipe is easy and quick, which makes it a great choice for encouraging kids into the kitchen. Here’s how to make pancakes with some ideas at the end for extra Pancake Day activities to try with your kids.

Pancakes recipe

This pancakes recipe makes around ten large pancakes. You will need:

2 large eggs

1 pint of milk

8oz (225g) of plain (all purpose) flour

Start by whisking the eggs together in a large bowl. {Do your children know how to crack an egg?}

Then add your flour and whisk some more.

Pour in the milk little by little, whisking as you go.

 Here’s where things get controversial! To cook your pancakes, heat some oil or butter in a frying pan and spoon in a ladle full of your pancake batter. Cook your pancake for a couple of minutes, then flip over in the pan to cook the other side. In the UK pancakes are generally super thin…

and flavoured with a filling of your choice. I say lemon and sugar every time, L says jam, B says sugar pure and simple.

Then the pancake gets rolled up tight before you eat it. Agree?

Since I posted some pancake pictures on Instagram I’m learning that many, especially those in the US, make a whole other kind of pancake. How do you eat yours?

Activities for Pancake Day

Count, measure and graph your pancakes with these fun maths games

Set up a Pancake day kitchen role play

Play a Pancake Flip Sight Word Game

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