Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day

Today is Shrove Tuesday. Traditionally it is a day of celebration as it is the day before the beginning of Lent. As eggs, flour, milk, cream and butter were all forbidden during Lent, people would use up these ingredients by making Pancakes rather than seeing them go to waste.

If you'd like to have a go at making Pancakes, here's a simple recipe for you to try:

Ingredients:

For the Batter:

225g/8oz plain flour

2 medium eggs

up to 500ml/17fl oz milk

For the Filling:

250g/9oz good quality butter toffee (broken up if in a block)

3 tbsp milk

6-8 (one per person) ripe bananas, sliced

Method:

Sieve the flour and beat in the eggs.

Beat in the milk a little at a time until the batter has the consistency of single cream. Leave to stand for at least half an hour before making the pancakes.

Put the toffee and 3 tbsp milk in a heavy pan. Stir consistently over a low heat until the toffee has melted and the sauce is smooth. It doesn't have to boil but should be nice and hot.

Pour a little of the pancake mixture into a lightly oiled non-stick pan and fry the pancakes. When bubbles appear (after about 1-1½ minutes) flip or turn the pancake.

Stack them up and keep them warm while you cook the rest.

Place slices of banana down the middle of each pancake and pour over a generous amount of toffee sauce. Fold over each side of the pancake into the middle. Decorate with more slices of banana and an extra drizzle of toffee sauce.

Enjoy!