Pancake Party

So, with Marianna in Norway, we were going to do a Norway vs Norwich pancake bake off, but unfortunately, Marianna was too busy saving the rainforest. The Norwich team however, soldiered on alone, and now sit smugly in their rooms with full bellies and a smile of success.
Ok ok ok, we did cheat and use batter, but I don't have room in my cupboard for bags of flour that I'll only use once a year. Plus we don't have any scales....


Ingredients - for 2
Batter mix - we used two packets and are STUFFED. Seriously, I'm glad this only happens once a year. They were 260g packets and cost 15p each!!
4 Eggs  - 2 for each batter mix
CONDIMENTS/TOPPINGS - We had the classic lemon and sugar, maple syrup and nutella. But have whatever you fancy - add some fruit to be healthy or whatever. I have a friend who has gravy if that's your kind of thing - certainly not mine!

1) I'd do one batter mix at a time. So empty it out into a bowl, crack the two eggs in and stir in. Add the required amount of water (I think it's abut 500ml per pack - so in student measurements, that's about a mugful.) Do it bit by bit so that you don't go past the smooth batter point to sloppy mess.

2) Heat one teaspoon of oil/butter in a pan - any more and you risk your pancake tasting like olive oil. Do this on a notch or two below the max heat - you don't want your pancakes to burn.

3) When the oil is hot, tilt the pan to spread it around and add the batter mix. We used a ladle-full for each one. Again, tilt the pan to spread it evenly across the bottom.

4) When it's looking a little more solidified, use a spatula to ease the bottom up, checking that it hasn't stuck to the pan. If it looks golden, it's time to flip (if you dare - we can't afford to lose the precious food source so stuck to the old spatula-flip-over technique.)

5) Use the spatula to keep checking the bottom side, when it looks done. Slide onto a plate and add your topping. Repeat for each pancake until you run out of batter mix, then get a new packet out!)