Pancake Cook-off

It was pancakes for breakfast at the motor camp on Saturday morning.  Pancakes these days start out as powder in plastic containers.  Water is added, then it is a matter of shake, shake, shake to mix it all up.  If you can see a few lumpy bits in your container, just shake it up some more.  The German lady in the kitchen cooking her family’s breakfast toast must have been  wondering what on earth we were up to.  There was certainly a lot of laughter going on with the cooks and their helpers.

Pancake chefs getting ready

The nominated cooks all came along with completely different pans in which to cook their creations.  Elaine used a typical small round pan and was soon churning out pancakes of an acceptable size and shape.  Pamela decided to use a square pan for her pancakes.  The square shaped pancakes were not terribly successful, so in the end she made semi round ones.  We had brought along our secret weapon, the electric waffle maker.  Robin was nominated to be the pancake maker in our family and did a wonderful job.  Liberally spraying the top and bottom sections with oil to stop them sticking, the waffle maker produced  perfect pancakes each time.  We enjoyed our pancake breakfast topped with a selection of berries, whipped cream, and maple syrup.  What a nice way to start the day!

Yum, it’s pancakes for breakfast