It's Pancake Day on Tuesday 25 February! To celebrate we have some interesting facts about our favourite foodie day, along with a traditional Pancake recipe and some great Southend businesses offering delicious pancakes for you to try - or buy to make at home!
DID YOU KNOW?
Pancakes were invented as a way to use up eggs and fat.
The record for the highest pancake toss is an incredible 31ft 1 inch! Considering the average 2 bedroom house is 13 ft. tall that’s an extraordinary toss!
The largest pancake ever made was a whopping 15 meters!
On Pancake Day we consume enough milk to fill 93 Olympic swimming pools!
Back in 2012, Sheffield earned the Guinness World Record for the most people tossing pancakes - an impressive 890 people!
EASY PANCAKE RECIPE
Pancakes are traditionally made with eggs, flour and milk and below we have a super easy recipe so you can try them at home;
100g plain flour
1tsp of oil, vegetable or sunflower
2 large eggs
300ml of milk
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and whisk into a smooth batter
Set a medium sized frying pan over a medium heat and add a little oil or cooking spray
When hot, add your batter – a ladle is great for thin pancakes
After one minute turn over your pancakes, or toss them
Leave for another minute or until golden brown and then serve with your choice of toppings
POPULAR TOPPINGS
Classic caster sugar and fresh lemon juice
Maple or golden syrup
Vanilla Ice cream & strawberries
Nutella & Banana
Fancy something savoury? Why not try them with smoked Salmon & cream cheese or use them as a wrap and fill with cooked mushrooms, garlic and brie.
You can pick up your ingredients and maybe a pre-mix at one of Southend’s great stores;
Marks and Spencer – 56 High Street, SS1 1JX
Sainsbury’s – 45 London Road, SS1 1PL
Tesco Express – Royals Shopping Centre, SS1 2DG
Iceland – 4-9 York Road, SS1 2BH
Don’t forget to buy a non-stick frying pan if you haven’t already got one. You can pick them up here;
Argos – 45 London Road, SS1 1PL
Wilko’s – Victoria Shopping Centre, SS2 5SP
TK Maxx – Royals Shopping Centre, SS1 1DF
Debenhams – Royals Shopping Centre, SS1 1DF
Don’t want to risk your pancakes landing on the floor or sticking to the ceiling? Then why not visit some of our fantastic eateries offering you the tastiest pancakes with the best toppings;
The Last Post – Western Esplanade, SS1 1AS
Either enjoy with maple syrup, bacon & blueberries or as part of their popular American breakfast with eggs, hash browns and sausages
Creams – London Road, SS1 1NT
Delicious crepes with a variety of toppings to suit all tastes. Why not try their Banoffee crepe with sliced banana, toffee sauce & icing sugar or their Crepe-au-Oreo; Oreo gelato, white chocolate sauce and crumbled Oreos
Tomassi’s – High Street, SS1 1JE
Exquisite New England pancakes served with maple syrup, ice cream and whipped cream -à
McDonald's – High Street, SS1 1JX & SS1 1JF
3 golden pancakes served with maple syrup, fancy something more savoury? Why not order their pancakes with sausage & syrup
Molo Lounge – High Street, SS1 1LL
Molo offer scrumptious buttermilk pancakes served with Greek yoghurt, berry compote and banana or smoked streaky bacon & maple syrup. Still hungry? Why not order their diner brunch, 3 pancakes served with bacon, syrup, BBQ beans, mini hash browns and 2 fried eggs
MadHatters Tea Room – Queens Road, SS1 1LU
Here you can sample some great toppings to complement their homemade buttermilk pancakes. From Hot apple crumble & clotted cream to blueberries, honey and yoghurt
We hope you enjoy Pancake Day 2020 and don't forget to show us your pancake skills, creations or dine out pictures from our Southend businesses - just post them on our Facebook & Twitter pages #PancakesSouthend
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