Sunday, January 16, 2011

Butter, Pancake syrup and Pancakes all made freash...

Here you are down to the last of the pancake syrup and no more in sight for a few thousand miles. Also, being that most are made from brown sugar which has not been seen here in Belarus for a few hundred years or so gives us the opertunity to make the whole meal from scratch. I love when it’s down to the point that if I want it I’ve got to make it or give up. Being that I’m not one to give up "lets make it"

We’ll start with brown sugar-
You will need 1 ½ cup of white sugar
2 or 3 Tablespoons of Molasses
Add all of the sugar to a large bowl and start with 2 Tablespoons of Molasses. With a wire whisk mix until well combined. If you want dark brown sugar add the extra Tablespoon of Molasses and mix again. Congrats you have made brown sugar.
 
Moving on to the Syrup-
Add 1 ½ cup of the above just made brown sugar
Add 3/4 cup of water
Add 1 Tablespoon of butter
Pinch of salt
1/4 Teaspoon of Vanilla
Optional 1 Tablespoon of Maple extract or 1 Tablespoon of the last of your pancake syrup
Add brown sugar, water, butter, salt and vanilla into a heavy bottom sauce pot, bring to a low to medium simmer for 10 minutes. (Watch carefully this will boil over as it reduces) (also Content will burn like napalm) After you remove from the heat add the optional maple extract or last of your pancake syrup and stir in. Congrats a second time you’ve made pancake syrup....

On to the butter-
1 cup of heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon of salt or less
If you have a mason jar with a lid add cream and close tightly- Shake until butter seperates from the cream. Anywhere between 5 to 10 minutes. Remove butter but hold onto the the liquid that remains for your pancakes. Some like to rinse the butter under cold water to remove extra liquid from the butter but it’s not required. Add salt a little at a time until you have the desired flavor that you require. Wow-Congrats a third time- You’ve made butter and butter milk

Onto the Pancakes-
1-Cup of A/P flour
1-Egg
1-Tablespoon of oil or melted butter
Reserve liquid from making butter or 3/4 cup of milk
1/4 Teaspoon of salt or more if you require
1 Tablespoon of baking powder
1/4 Teaspoon of vanilla
2 Tablespoons of Sugar

In a medium bowl add 1 Egg, Vanilla, Sugar and Salt, Mix well. Add flour, baking powder, oil and reserve liquid or milk and mix until well combined. You are looking for the thickness of or a little less than cake batter. Heat the pan can cook your breakfast.