Frugal Pancakes

by Paul Warburton on 16 February 2010  |  1 comment
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It's Pancake Day - check out this flipping amazing recipe for delicious pancakes!

Pancakes! I'll be totally honest. I think they're overrated and for me this explains why we only eat them once year. I know many people do like to indulge once a year though so here are two great recipes for pancakes (one savoury and one sweet) and the best batter I've come across. This recipe serves 4 - so around 20 pancakes.

Ingredients

• 1 pint of milk (45p)
• 2 large eggs (54p)
• 240g of plain flour (43p)

Total: This trolley was cheapest at Asda, according to mysupermarket.co.uk, where it came to £1.42 in total - so 35p per person.

Toppings

• Streaky bacon - £1.64 for 10 slices at Tesco & Asda
• Strong cheddar - £1.54 at tesco
• Spring onions- 70p at Tesco
• Nutella - £1.44 at Tesco

The cupboard staples...

Caster sugar, salt, butter and vegetable oil, hazelnuts.

Instructions

• The mix really isn't complicated and try and ignore all these recipes that make it that way! (See Delia and having to rest the batter etc). Just whisk together 180ml of milk, 2 large eggs, and 240g of flour, ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of caster sugar - then add the rest of the milk (320ml) and mix into a smooth batter. Easy.
• Get a large non stick pan on the heat and add a knob of butter and a little vegetable oil and heat until the butter foams (try not to get to much butter or oil in the pan as you don't want greasy pancakes). Then add enough batter to cover the pan, leave for 45 seconds and then use a palette knife to work from the edges into the centre of the pancake. Once loose just flip and then cook for a further minute. Once cooked stack between greaseproof papers.
• Toppings are obviously a deeply personal preference - but I would recommend grilled streaky bacon, strong cheddar and sliced spring onions for savoury and Nutella (or supermarket home brand spread) and crushed hazelnuts for sweet.
• Happy eating!

A bit about the Frugal Recipes chef, Paul Warburton

Paul Warburton, a lovemoney.com staff member, had a hectic career in the world of hot kitchens and screaming chefs before joining the lovemoney.com products development team.

During these years, under the tutorage of some great chefs, he honed his skills in cooking for numbers within a tight cost and portion-controlled environment.

Now he's planning to regularly offer his help to all budding chefs in the lovemoney.com community, so you can enjoy his original, low-cost recipes with your family and friends every Friday for free!

What lovemoney.com readers have said about Paul's other recipes

"We enjoyed this recipe very much: easy to make and even easier to eat!" varneyrob

"I made this recipe and it was absolutely delicious! Seriously good! Five of us feasted on it, and feasted well..." Ibeshy

"I made this recipe on Saturday night, and my 13 year-old son promptly requested it again for the following night!" Malcolm Wheatley

"This is a cracking risotto recipe. Just had it for lunch & it's a winner. More recipes please. Thanks." SavvyLass

"Another delicious offering from Paul. Thank you - keep 'em coming!" Palefire

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If you like this recipe, why not also try Paul's other Frugal Recipes: Massaman curry | Roasted pheasant | Portobello mushroom, port and stilton wellington | Smoked mackerel pate on crostini and red onion confit |Rolled breast of lamb with garlic mash and Savoy cabbage | Lemon & rosemary chicken thighs |  Thai Pollock curry with egg noodles | Chunky pea and ham soup| Spaghetti alla carbonara | Pork stroganoff | Green chilli meat balls, sunflower seed couscous salad and mint yoghurt |  Tagliatelle with air dried cured ham and minted peas | Beef, thyme and mushroom loaf with potato dauphinoise | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Egg Florentine with smoked cheddar and rocket salad | Beef, mushroom and thyme pie | Spicy tuna, bean and coriander lasagne |  Beef koftas with a feta, spinach and fresh mint salad | Chorizo and pea risotto | Sausage and rosemary hotpot | Beef & thyme (Lacashire) hotpot

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