The iLee Bird Gets The Worm

That's a line from one of my favourite movies, any ideas??


But that's off topic, today's blog is dedicated to my first attempt at making North American style pancakes.
My parents brought a box of pancake mix back from the US when they visited Alex and Tara at Christmas, up until now we haven't tried to make them, but I finally bought a whisk and decided to give it a go.
The thought of light and fluffy pancakes covered in maple syrup was too much to resist.

I've made pancakes before, but North Americans would call them crepes, you know the really thin ones?
Those I've done, I even remember being able to toss them (admitted, not always successfully!).

But these pancakes were smaller and thicker.

So I made the mix up, that bit I couldn't go too wrong with, I just had to add water and mix! Easy enough right, even for me!

I showed Sarah the consistency to make sure I had things right before I actually tried to cook them, and got her seal of approval, so I was all ready to start.
Admitted the kitchen was starting to look like World War 3, but the mix was looking good!

I heated up the griddle and away I went.
I don't know exactly what I did wrong, but they sure didn't taste like the ones Ron makes when I'm in Canada!
Or even the ones from IHOP (the pancake one, not the prayer one).
I think I had the heat too low, and I think the first couple I tried were just too thick.
One was still a bit gooey, the others were just stodgy.

So it was a pretty appalling first attempt, but we have more mix left so I can keep trying.
Practice makes perfect right??

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