Pancake Day is a great excuse to unleash your inner chef and whip up some real magic in the kitchen. With this in mind, the one and only Jamie Oliver has now shared his 'ultimate pancake recipe', with four different variations: 'Thick and fluffy pancakes', 'Wicked waffles', 'Pancake sandwiches', and 'Classic crepes'.
In an instructive video shared on Facebook, the TV chef demonstrated how fans could rustle up the 'easiest ever' pancake recipe, using his nifty mug hack.
The 47-year-old cookbook author vowed that once tried, home cooks will be turning to this easy-as-pie recipe 'for the rest of their lives', adding that they won't even need to get the kitchen scales out.
In the video, Jamie pointed towards two mugs positioned on his countertop next to an egg, one filled with milk and the other heaped with flour.
Adding his ingredients to a large glass mixing bowl, Jamie explained: "Your regular weighing apparatus is a regular tea or coffee mug. If yours is a bit different, it doesn't matter. As long as you use the same mug for the flour, and for the milk, the equation works perfectly.
"So to make it is super simple. Go in with one heaped mug of self-raising flour, then we go in with one mug of whole milk. And then we go in with one beautiful whole-range egg, and a little pinch of salt."
Jamie then proceeded to whisk the mixture until it was 'nice and smooth', demonstrating to fans how perfectly thick and smooth the batter was.
For the first of Jamie's four variations, he pulled out a preheated waffle maker for his 'Wicked waffles'. After pouring some of the mixture in, Jamie closed the lid and promised viewers a batch of 'amazing waffles' to come.
Around twenty seconds before taking the waffles out, Jamie smeared some butter on top, before taking out and serving them with yogurt, strawberries, and a drizzle of maple syrup.
He then turned to his second variation, his 'Thick and fluffy pancakes', placing a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat and melting some butter before adding in his mixture with a dessert spoon to make a few tiny pancakes.
According to Jamie: "What's brilliant about this batter is, as soon as the self-raising flour hits the heat of the pan, it activates the raising agent and it will literally double in size."
After about a minute and a half had gone by, Jamie noted how 'little bubbles' had begun to form on the top of the batter, flipping the partially formed pancakes over, until both sides had a 'nice bit of colour'.
While they were still in the pan, Jamie glazed the pancakes with maple syrup, before plating them up with yoghurt, fruit, and a pinch of cinnamon.
Jamie then switched to his third variation, 'Pancake sandwiches', chucking an assortment of cheese, mushrooms, and ham into a sandwich maker, before pouring some batter on top.
He continued: "It will kind of cook into all the cracks and crannies, and make you the most beautiful fritter sandwich savoury."
Once cooked, Jamie sliced the now golden, crispy sandwich into triangular halves and served on a plate with 'a nice bit of ketchup'
Starting once again with his fourth variation, 'Classic crepes', Jamie stirred some milk into his bowl of batter, thinning it down.
He advised: "So just stir that in, let down the consistency, so it really easily runs off the back of a spoon like double cream. Then we take a little bit of butter, then just put a think layer of pancake batter in there, move it around."
Once cooked and crispy, Jamie gave the thin crepe a hearty toss before serving it with lemon slices and a sprinkling of sugar.
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