Pancakes with Chocolate

Easy Chocolate and Orange Pancakes 

When is Pancake Day? The exact date of Shrove Tuesday changes from year to year. 

One thing stays the same - it's always 47 days before Easter Sunday so it's always on a Tuesday!

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*Post updated February 2023

Time to get creative in the kitchen and serve up something other than your usual pancake recipe. Come on folks, get cooking!

With that said, personally, I actually like and prefer pancakes with a just sprinkle of sugar and a good squeeze of lemon; I know, I'm easily pleased 😊

The first job is to get yourself a good decent non-stick frying pan that's up to the job.

You need a pan that heats up quickly so it's perfect for pancakes.

The Judge Continental range is optimised for induction - the thermic base gives even heat distribution on all hob types.

It's oven safe too up to 180°C/350°F/ Gas Mark 4 which is brilliant news (means you don't have to transfer to another pan to finish certain dishes in the oven).

How to make pancakes

Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.

Make a well in the centre of the flour break the eggs into it and add the orange zest. Then whisk in the eggs with a balloon whisk.

Bring in the flour from around the edge of the bowl so it all gets well mixed together.

Now you can gradually add small quantities of the milk and water mixture, whisking all the time until all the milk and water have been added and it is quite smooth - no lumps, please!

You will now have a quite thinnish batter. When that's done, transfer the mixture into a jug so it's easier to pour.

Using a piece of kitchen paper dip it into your melted butter and use this to grease the frying pan.

Get the pan really hot and then turn the heat to medium.

Pour a little of the pancake batter into the hot pan - enough to almost cover the bottom completely. You don't want the pancakes to be too thick.

As the batter goes into the hot pan, tip it around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with the batter.

The pancake will only take a minute to cook.

Now flip the pancake over using a pan slice and the other side will need a few seconds to cook. Once cooked the pancake will have nice golden spots. 

Now slide the pancake onto a serving plate and enjoy.

You might also like Pancakes with Caramelised Nectarines 😋

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Author: Jan Bennett

Chocolate and Orange Pancakes

Pancakes, chocolate and caramelised orange - everyone will love these!

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 4 MinTotal time: 9 Min

Ingredients

For the pancakes

• 110g plain (all purpose) flour
• a pinch of salt
• 2 free-range eggs
• zest of 1 orange
• 200ml milk mixed with 75ml water
• melted unsalted butter - for greasing the pan

For the caramelised oranges

• 1 or 2 large oranges (depending on how many slices you want to serve with each pancake) - remove the peel and slice the orange
• the juice of half an orange
• a tablespoon of caster sugar
• a squeeze of runny honey

For the chocolate sauce:

• Just melt chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water, then drizzle over the cooked pancakes.

Instructions

Make the caramelised oranges

1. Heat up your frying pan and add the orange slices along with the sugar and runny honey.
2. Carefully turn the orange slices after a minute or so, you will see the sugar and honey melt and the oranges begin to colour, taking care they don't burn.
3. Add the orange juice and cook for a few seconds. Remove and serve.

Make the pancakes

1. Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it and add the orange zest. Then whisk in the eggs with a balloon whisk.
2. Bring in the flour from around the edge of the bowl so it all gets well mixed together.
3. Now you can gradually add small quantities of the milk and water mixture, whisking all the time until all the milk and water have been added and it is quite smooth.
4. You will now have a quite thinnish batter. When that's done, transfer the mixture into a jug so it's easier to pour.
5. Using a piece of kitchen paper dip it into your melted butter and use this to grease the frying pan. Get the pan nice and hot and then turn the heat down to medium.
6. Pour a little of the pancake batter into the hot pan - enough to almost cover the bottom completely. You don't want the pancakes to be too thick.
7. As the batter goes into the hot pan, tip it around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with the batter. The pancake will only take a minute if that to cook.
8. Now flip the pancake over using a pan slice and the other side will need a few seconds to cook.
9. Once cooked the pancake will have nice golden spots on it. Now slide the pancake onto a serving plate.

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