Wondering what to cook for your Shrove Tuesday supper?
Here are some scrumptious sounding options from SaltWire Network's food coverage.
"Shrove Tuesday is a Christian day of feasting," Colin Hodd explains for SaltWire.com in his thorough look at the pancake tradition – What's the secret to a perfect pancake? – including a recipe for Claude Aucoin's lemon ricotta pancakes with sautéed apples and a basic pancake recipe from Sugar Moon Farm. "It marks the beginning of the ritual fasting of Lent and is known - especially in the former British colonies - as Pancake Tuesday. That's because traditionally, people about to embark on the Lent fast had one last day of feasting to use up the richer ingredients in their cupboards, like sugar, eggs, milk, and syrup. Hence, pancakes."
Basic pancake recipes
SaltWire's Jennifer Little shared a basic recipe just right for kids to try in 2020: Perfect pancakes.
In 2013, Sugar Moon Farm in Earltown, N.S., shared this recipe with the the Truro News
Sugar Moon’s Organic “Red Fife” Buttermilk Pancakes:
Ingredients
Wet mix
2 eggs
3 tablespoons (45mL) vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups (425 mL) fresh buttermilk
Dry mix
1 cup organic whole wheat flour (250 mL)
1/2 cup (125 mL) organic whole white flour
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon (5mL) sugar
3/4 teaspoon (3mL) baking soda
2 teaspoons (10mL) baking powder
In a bowl, beat eggs. Add oil and buttermilk; mix thoroughly.
In a large bowl, thoroughly combine white and whole wheat flour, salt, sugar, baking soda and baking powder. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, mixing lightly until combined.
For each pancake, pour about 1/3 cup (75mL) of batter onto a hot griddle; cook until bubbles appear on top, then flip to cook the other side. Serve with pure maple syrup. Makes eight to ten pancakes.
Looking for something a little different? What about shredded pancakes with rum?
"Kaiserschmarrn — the emperor’s pancake — has roots tracing back to the former Austro-Hungarian empire," Postmedia's Laura Brehaut explains. Check out the recipe.
Stretch your pancake know-how with these recipe upgrades
Put a Shrove Tuesday twist on the sheet pan dinner trend with chef Ilona Daniel's cinnamon swirl sheet tray pancakes.
These Somalian sourdough pancakes are best if made ahead, but you can just give the batter a quick rest and make them up for tonight's supper.
Prefer a savoury pancake? Laura Brehaut has that option covered with these Korean scallion pancakes and Okonomiyaki — "as you like it"— Japanese pancakes.
Don't forget the maple syrup!
Here are some favourite maple recipes readers shared with Cindy Day in 2020.
Want to stretch your maple repertoire? Take food writer Kelly Neil's advice and try some jam to bottle the sweet, golden treat.
