Tasty Pancakes

Today is Shrove Tuesday, or as most now call it, Pancake Day. This morning I made a comment on Twitter about how Shrove Tuesday, among other days with Christian origins, was becoming better known for pancakes other than the religious meaning. I'm not a regular church goer, but I do think it's sad that a lot of people don't actually understand the real meaning of Shrove Tuesday, Easter or Christmas. I wonder how many people realise that tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and how many know anything about lent? As I said, although I have beliefs, I'm not a regular church goer, and I also don't have the willpower to give something up for lent. I just think it's sad that's all. Anyway, my comment this morning provoked the thoughts of a fellow blogger, and I got my first ever mention in another blog. Mother & Other has written a great piece about the meaning and her feelings about Shrove Tuesday. 


So back to the pancakes, it was my intention to try out several filling ideas tonight, take photos of them all and  share the recipes. Unfortunately I forgot to buy chocolate chips for one of the fillings, and I got a bit carried away with the eating and forgot most of the photos. So I'm afraid you'll just have to make do with the recipes. 


Pancake 1&2 - Savoury


Melt a small knob of butter, add 2 handfuls of spinach and leave to wilt. Stir in 2 dessert spoons of mascarpone & heat through. Spread over one pancake, grate some cheddar cheese on top and cover with another pancake. 



Pancakes 3, 4 & 6 - Honeycomb Butter

In a bowl, bash a 40g Crunchie bar with the end of a rolling pin into chunky crumbs. Add 50g soft butter, 1 tbsp honey and a pinch salt, then tip mixture onto a sheet of cling film and roll into a sausage shape. Twist the ends to tighten, then chill for 30 mins. Top 2 warm sweet pancakes with a slice of Honeycomb butter and an extra drizzle of honey.

Pancake 5 - Strawberries with Haagen Dazs Strawberry Cheesecake icecream. 


Husband had strawberries with clotted cream. 


Now I'm feeling like the size of a house, and will probably need to be rolled to work in the morning! 


I'll leave you with the recipe that was never tried, and I'll be back to upload photos from my phone in the morning. 


Night x 

Recipes taken from BBC GoodFood