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   Ben Collver to All   
   Rhubarb & Custard Pancakes   
   12 Nov 25 08:56:24   
   
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         Title: Rhubarb & Custard Pancakes   
    Categories: Pancakes   
         Yield: 4 Servings   
       
       350 g  Self-raising flour   
       1/2 ts Salt   
         1 ts Bicarbonate of soda -OR-   
         2 tb Baking powder   
       300 g  Tinned custard   
       300 ml Milk   
         2    Eggs   
       300 g  Rhubarb (1/2 tin);   
              - use the rest on top!   
              Butter or oil; for cooking   
       
     Tips:   
        
     The rhubarb can be replaced with the same quantity of any very soft   
     tinned fruit. To make the pancakes vegan, simply replace the egg with   
     applesauce and use plant-based milk and soya custard.   
        
     My little family loves pancakes and I try to come up with new ones   
     every weekend for them to try, eaten in bed with the weekend   
     newspapers and a comic for Small Boy. These were a particular hit;   
     although the first time I made them I blended the rhubarb in a small   
     bullet blender to make it less detectable for my increasingly fussy   
     son.   
        
     First combine the flour, salt, and bicarbonate of soda or baking   
     powder in a large mixing bowl, and stir well to evenly distribute.   
        
     In a separate bowl, pour in the custard and thin with a little of the   
     milk. Add the rest of the milk gradually, stirring, until it is all   
     incorporated in a loose, liquidy mixture. If you have a small   
     blender, you can whizz them together in that, but I do it by hand to   
     save on washing up. You have to do it slowly, though, or else you run   
     the risk of ending up with a milk soup and lumps of custard floating   
     in it, so patience is a virtue here!   
        
     Make a well--a sort of hole--in the centre of the dry ingredients.   
     Tip in the custardy milk, crack in the eggs and mix well to form a   
     thick batter.   
        
     Drain the rhubarb, keeping the syrup to drizzle on the pancakes   
     later. Tip the rhubarb into the pancake mix and stir briskly. Pop the   
     whole lot in the fridge to chill out for half an hour or so--the best   
     pancakes are made when cold, cold batter hits a hot, hot pan,   
     because... science.   
        
     When the batter is nice and chilled, preheat your oven to 160?C (fan   
     140?C/320?F/gas 3) and place a clean baking tray on the middle   
     shelf. This is so that you can keep your pancakes warm as you cook   
     them in batches, and it also gives them a little rise, for extra   
     fluffy thickness.   
        
     Warm the largest frying pan that you can find. Dollop in a little   
     butter or oil, and crank that heat up until it's hot but not smoking.   
     Turn the heat OFF immediately if it starts to smoke, remove the pan,   
     allow it to cool, rinse it with cold water and start again. Always   
     opt for 5 seconds' inconvenience over a potential house fire, and pay   
     close attention to your pan!   
        
     When the pan is hot, dollop a hefty spoon of batter onto it, and   
     another, and another, leaving a gap between each pancake to allow you   
     to turn them over. Cook for a few minutes until light golden and   
     starting to set before turning them over with a spatula, and cook for   
     a few minutes more. Transfer to your warm baking tray while you cook   
     the rest. When all the batter is used up, serve with the reserved   
     syrup, and enjoy.   
        
     Recipe by Jack Monroe   
        
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