I was after something a little different this year, something away from the "standard" sugar and lemon, and these little wonders from a recipe in Delicious Magazine fitted the bill perfectly.
The pancake recipe was the third one from the list detailed earlier. The filling is double cream (300ml) whipped to stiffness before the addition of sifted icing sugar (1½ tbsp) , brandy (1tbsp) and 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts. The recipe also called for 2 tbsp Camp Chicory and Coffee Essence but I missed that out as I didn't have any.
Over the top is a little pouring of butterscotch sauce. This is made form 100g muscovado sugar, 80g unsalted butter and 125ml double cream. Place all over a medium heat and dissolve the sugar. Then increase the heat and cook, without stirring, for 3-4 minutes.
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2-28-2006 @4:17PM Numer One said... That's a sick recipe. Do people actually have that crap for breakfast? It sounds more of a desert to me. No wonder Americans are becoming so obese.
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2-28-2006 @6:14PM Andrew said... Who mentioned breakfast? Its obviously a dessert and I'm British... it wasn't crap either but rather tasty.
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4-14-2006 @6:43AM k said... duh...didn't the metric measurements and the mention of "double cream" clue "Numer One" in to the fact that this recipe didn't come from an American? You'd think someone who posts on a FOOD blog would know these things. I think the recipe sounds INCREDIBLE- can't wait to try it! (maybe even for breakfast...) :)
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4-14-2006 @11:03AM VICKI OTT said... THIS IS DELICIOUS WITH THE VARIATIONS I MADE. INSTEAD OF COOKING THE BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE MYSELF(TOO MUCH TIME INVOLVED) I DRIZZLED HEATED BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE, THINNED WITH A LITTLE MILK, OVER THE TOP AND LET IT RUN DOWN THE SIDES. ADDING A FEW WHOLE WALNUTS ON TOP FOR GARNISH. WONDERFUL IDEA!
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4-14-2006 @12:40PM mya said... YUM! definitely a decadent treat. i have actually made this recipe but I added caramelized apples to it and sprinkled the top with vanilla scented powdered sugar. Total YUM! Oh and FYI for the first poster- I think it's safe to say that the majority of humans understand that anything in excess is bad for you. So please get off your granola box, thank you! The rest of us epicurious, manja!!
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4-14-2006 @12:44PM E said... IF YOU DON'T care what an obese person you will become by eating this dessert for a main meal of the day to start with then your very short heathy life will won't be worth 30 more years of old diabetic age. Believe me ...I almost did it!
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4-14-2006 @1:02PM Andrew said... A little of what you fancy...
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4-17-2006 @2:31PM k said... Now I've tried it, and it's MAGNIFICENT! And yes, it was my breakfast...hey, it HAS to be better for me than Oreos! (A note to "E" in #6, I am 38, 5'6" and 115 pounds at 13% body fat & 98 HDL...I think I can splurge on an incredible recipe like this...but thanks for your concern...:P) And to Andrew, THANK YOU- can't WAIT to make this dessert for guests next weekend! It's my new favourite! :)
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4-19-2006 @11:40PM Bonnie said... I feel real stupid, but can anyone out there translate the metric measurements into the traditional measurements used by stupid Americans like me (for cooking) that were never taught the metric system in school. I graduated in 1964 and never made it to college!
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4-20-2006 @12:02AM Andrew said... I dunno hopeless some people. By entering into google convert xxg to cups or ounces it returned the following which I have rounded...
300 ml = 1.27 US cup
100 grams = 3.53 ounces
80 grams = 2.8 ounces
125 ml = 0.53 US cup
For the pancake recipe
150 grams = 5.3 ounces
Dont forget these pancakes are THIN and the first one never works and has to be thrown away.
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4-25-2006 @9:34AM Ann said... To poster #1 - GET OVER YOURSELF AND SPEND YOUR TIME LEARNING TO SPELL! It's "dessert", not the sandy "desert". Live and let live. Thank GOD, others don't worry about every little calorie or cholesterol. I'm 69 yrs. old and have been doing "farmstyle" cooking (frying my chicken and baking my biscuits and piecrusts with LARD!) for 55 years. I'm slender and healthy. It's called GENES, darling. And my style of cooking tastes much better than yours, I'm sure, and absolutely delights my guests who come for my homemade chicken and noodles. This recipe is AWESOME!
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