On Tuesday 5th March, people across the nation will be greasing their frying pans, mixing their batter and flipping their way to the perfect pancake!
However, if you don’t fancy getting you’re frying pan out this year, head to Crepe Affaire on Bridge Street, which serves delicious crepes and pancakes all year round!
Crêpeaffaire – Bridge Street
Crêpeaffaire serves a wide selection of sweet and savory Crepes.
The pancakes are prepared in front of you and there are healthy options available for anyone who is still on their New Year health kick.
Check out their menu to see what’s baking – from super indulgent crêpes and waffles to deliciously healthy gluten-free galettes made with organic buckwheat flour.
Crepe Affaire Recipe: The Ham and Cheese Crepe
INGREDIENTS:
For the batter: 100 g organic flour, 2 eggs, 300 ml semi-skimmed milk, 1 tea spoon oil. Toppings: Cheddar cheese, Wiltshire ham.
METHOD:
- Mix all ingredients for the batter in a bowl.
- Oil the pan and ladle some batter into it, tilting the pan to move the mixture around for a thin and even layer
- Flipping pancakes: Hold the pan’s handle, ease a fish slice under the pancake, then quickly lift and flip it over
- Spread your ingredients on the crepe: first the grated cheddar and add some pieces of ham on the crepe
- Fold the crepe in 2 and leave it for 15 seconds
- Enjoy!
5 fun Pancake facts
- Pancakes were originally created as a way to use up all the leftover fatty and rich foods before Lent began on Ash Wednesday
- The Guinness World Record for the most pancakes served in eight hours is 34,818
- The record for the highest pancake toss is 9.47m (31ft 1in) made in New York in 2010
- Pancake races happen all over England throughout Shrove Tuesday. The tradition is thought to have originated in Olney in the 15th century, after a woman lost track of time while cooking pancakes. When the bells for mass rang, she ran out of her house with the pan and pancake still in hand. Olney still holds a pancake race every year.
- The largest number of pancake flips in the shortest amount of time is currently 349 flips in two minutes, a record achieved by Dean Gould in Felixstowe, Suffolk, in 1995.
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