Home Sweet Home Recipe:: Lace doily pancakes

Ok, ok, ok...I'm a little obsessed with doilies at the moment. This is the last post on doilies for a little bit...I promise. I do have some Christmas crafts coming up using lace doilies so start getting together a stash if you haven't already.

Would you like to learn how to make these little delicate lace pancakes?

They are too easy.

Ok, here's the recipe for pikelets. I used a pikelet recipe as they are a little thicker in consistency and is much easier to work with. My recipe is a very old one that I have been using for years, it comes from The Commensense Cookery Book. Remember those? Mine is a very old and well used copy.

 

How to make Lace Doily pancakes.

You will need a piping bag with a not too small, not too big nozzle. I used nozzle size 3.

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour (Ithink in the States it's called Cake flour??? It's the one with baking powder in it)

pinch salt

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 egg

1/2 cup sour milk (you can make this by adding 1 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar to the milk)

2 tabs sugar

2 tsp melted butter

Method

1. Sift flour, salt and soda

2. Place egg, milk, sugar and butter in centre of flour

3. Beat until smooth and a thick puring consistency. You may need to add a little more milk, but take it slowly. You want to mixture to flow easily through the nozzle, but you don't want it too pour out too quickly either.

4. Heat your frypan with a little butter. You will need it on low, as they are so delicate and light it will burn before you have finished

5. Whilst you are waiting for your fry pan to heat up, attach your nozzle to your piping bag and spoon your mixture into the bag.

6. Ok, you're ready to pipe away. Start by piping the outside shape first. I did either a circle or a heart shape. When this is done, pipe swirls and loops inside the shape. You can add a solid centre, you can add spots to the outside. Whatever you do, it's endless, just make sure everything touches.

7. When finished your pattern, wait for bubbles to appear and then flip it over carefully using a spatula.

8. TA DA! A lace doily pancake. Keep going until you've made enough. You can make them all the same each time, your change your pattern.

 

           

Comments

[Says Marga]

THIS idea is just fantastic for a fabulous dessert,thank you sooo much !!

:DD Marga

[Says Ramona Chester]

Beautiful. I am loving the doily ideas, so don't apologize for them.

[Says Leeanne]

What fun!!!

[Says Susan]

How very elegant - perfect for a high tea! - Difficult to spread jam on but . . too bad they are so gorgeous

[Says Sylvie BG]

Funny and... yummy ! :-)
Thanks a lot for sharing your recipe and this great idea, Bronwyn !

[Says Sylvie BG]

Funny and... yummy ! :-)
Thanks a lot for sharing your recipe and this great idea, Bronwyn !

[Says miranda]

Lovely pancakes, a Dutch teapot and cups too! And the selfraising flour is called the same in the states...I know it, just lived there for tree years....

[Says Bronwyn...]

You've got a very good eye Miranda to know that the Teapot and cups are Dutch! My daughter picked them up when she was in Amsterdam.
Thanks for letting me know about the flour...

[Says Dorcas]

Oh wow! How cool is this! Sometimes I like to plan tea parties for my daughter and her friends , this would be perfect!

[Says Karen Gonzalez]

Sure do like your pancakes.
My aunt use to free hand pancake shapes, and later bought forms.
I like yours, so pretty.
Thank you for reminding us that pretty tastes good too....Karencg

[Says Seattle Emergency Plumber]

Oh that's funny, they may not have turned out the way you'd like but I get they were delish!