A light-hearted Friday Five from Sophia at RevGals (and the first one I've done in quite awhile...):
Last week Sally gave us a beautiful, spiritually reflective Friday Five, so it's time for something light and fluffy (literally). It's inspired by the fact that as I write this my dear spouse TechnoGuy, with the assistance of daughter Ladybug, is making a batch of chocolate chip pancakes with two Christmas presents. One is the Knott's Berry Farm mix which came along with jam, boysenberry syrup, and biscuit mix from my aunt (we ended up with two sets, since my parents passed theirs on to avoid sweet and carb-y temptation). The other is the large size Black and Decker electric skillet he was thrilled that I got him online -- our trusty wedding present normal size one still works at going on 20 years, but the Teflon is getting worn, and he wanted more cooking space. So pull up a chair to the kitchen table and tell us all about your pancake preferences.
1. Scratch or mix? Buttermilk or plain?
Krusteaz mix all the way. I'm not a morning person, so there is no "scratch" anything in the mornings. Plus that mix is too good to bother messing with anything else.
2. Pure and simple, or with additions cooked in?
Generally pure and simple, with powdered sugar instead of syrup for me. I really hate soggy bread-related foods. I do enjoy some chocolate chips dropped in every once in awhile, though.
3. For breakfast or for dinner?
Breakfast.
4. Preferred syrup or other topping? How about the best side dish?
Oops - jumped ahead. Powdered sugar for me (see above comment regarding sogginess), but syrup for Beloved. Beloved loves bacon with any breakfast food; I'm not so keen on it. Pancakes alone is fine with me. Oh - and coffee. Always coffee.
5. Favorite pancake restaurant?
Nothing pops to mind, though I did have really, really good Pumpkin Pancakes at IHOP once.
For sheer entertainment value, though, I loved the Pannekuchen restaurants in St. Paul, where you ordered these huge souffle-like pancakes and, when the waiters brought them out, they had to announce, "PANNEKUCHEN!" in this sing-songy Disney voice. Very It's A Small World After All. Probably totally humiliating for the waiters.
Bonus: Any tasty recipes out there, for pancakes or other special breakfast dishes? Bring 'em on!
I do have a great Pumpkin Scone recipe, but it's at home and I'm at work. I'll try to remember to post it later.
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3 comments:
We used to love powdered sugar on waffles (eggos) with butter, and I'll often put it on French toast before the maple syrup-but I never thought of it with pancakes. Gotta try it now!
I'm going to have to try the powdered sugar, too. I've never liked pancakes with syrup, and now I know it's because it's a soggy bread-related food! You're so right. I do peanut butter on waffles, for some reason it's not as good on pancakes.
Those pumpkin scones sound awesome... I love to have the recipe!
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