South African Pancakes (Pannekoek)

An integral part of the Afrikaner culture is pannekoek. At church functions, sports days and mostly every social event pannekoek is made and sold. The Afrikaner reading of Scripture states: "For where two or three are gathered together.... there will be pannekoek." It is also regarded as rainy-day food.

Pannekoek

South African pancakes are simmular to crêpes. It's a thin pale pancake with dark spots where the bubbles were.

Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Cake Flower
• 10 ml Baking Powder
• 2 ml Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil

Method: Mix all the ingredients to make a runny batter. More water should be added (up to 1,5 cups) to thin out the mix. Spray the pan with cooking spray. Heat up the pan. Pour some batter into a tilted pan and cover the whole bottom with a thin layer. Turn the pancake once when it comes loose from the sides of the pan. The pancake can be thrown to turn it over. Stack the pancakes in a heated plate. That way they get to soften up.

Pouring the batter

Pancakes can be enjoyed with cinamon-fflavoured sugar or with mince or tuna filling.

Filled Pannekoek

Some notes on making pannekoek:

Frying pan

I use a cheap, thin based, pan for pancakes. Don't worry if the pan wobbles with time. Just keep the base smooth. Non-stick pans don't work as nice.
It  always works better if you use a gas stove. The heat is critical and it sometimes takes a few tries before you get the cooking conditions right.
Making pannekoek is a skill. Don't expect perfect pannekoek from the first try.