In times gone by, people felt the need to use up all eggs, butter, and sugar just before Lent because these items were to be given up during the fasting period. Therefore, it made sense to make pancakes out of the ingredients, and so the tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday was born.
There are also pancake races held in England this time of year, the most famous one taking place in Olney, Buckinghamshire. You have to flip a pancake in a pan while racing hundreds of yards and not dropping it on the ground. The other big tradition for pancake day is the annual Shrovetide Football matches.
well I don't plan to flip any pancakes
but I may enjoy a few low carb ones, as detailed below
These crepes/pancakes are virtually carb-free and are very easy to make, although you use ricotta cheese they do not taste of cheese.
Ingredients
200 Grams of ricotta cheese
3 eggs
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
A splash of milk
Method
Mix the cheese, eggs and cinnamon into a small mixing bowl - add a splash of milk if the mix is too thick to run freely.
Place a small knob of butter into a (frying) pan, I use a small omelette pan 8". Heat the butter and spoon in 3 table-spoons of mix.
Fry until firm then turn over and cook for one minute or until the crepe is starting to brown.
This mix makes between 6 and 8 crepes/pancakes.
Allow to cool and fill with cream cheese and finely chopped spring onions or smoked salmon and asparagus tips, whatever you like.
Roll up the crepe and enjoy.
Great at any time and very good for the lunch box or picnics.
Also great warmed up with some low carb berries and double cream.
Or why not serve with a slice of lemon - gently squeezed over the crepes.
Will you be enjoying pancakes?
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All the best Jan
34 comments:
...Jan, I rarely eat pancakes, but when I do, I want the real deal!
Hmmm, this sounds yummy as in not sweet! Sadly... well, we found a stove in the cupboard but no pan... the management says everything gets stolen so they don´t provide anymore (we´re at a Caravan Park in Madeley right now). So, I set this recipe on my list for when back home :-)
- I do not blame the management! -
I have never heard of Pancake Day, but the recipe sounds good.
Those crepes look good. I am familiar with Strove Tuesday pancake tradition and one local church here does a community meal then. If I eat pancakes these days, around here, it's generally buckwheat pancakes. While they are a long ways from low carb, they have fewer carbs than flour and you can't beat a sourdough buckwheat pancake!
Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso
I put either ricotta or cottage cheese in my pancakes.
I never heard of pancake day but it makes sense. I'm not a pancake lover, but my hubby is, so he may be enjoying some.
I never heard of pancake day- thanks for explaining why it made sense. That's a really good low carb pancake recipe. Thanks.
I usually have carb-laden pancakes with lashings of butter and maple syrup, though I grew up with the lemon juice and sugar topping, anyway, last year I gave up pancakes altogether and don't miss them at all.
I would love some!
They look and sound scrumptious, Jan.
I've never made that with ricotta before, sounds delicious! Carnival run and pancakes – that must be fun with you guys!
Have a great day!hugs Elke
You know Jan, I have only had a pancake once that I can remember.
I had completely forgotten about pancake day! I used to enjoy them, but I haven't eaten any in ages. Xx
They are really easy to make :-) Thank you, Jan. I will use ricotta made with sheep's milk.
Have a lovely new week.
Bom dia Jan. Uma excelente segunda-feira. Confesso que tem muito tem que não como uma panqueca. Tenho uma sobrinha que já fez uma panqueca com carne de jaca. Todos comeram e a maioria das pessoas não sabiam o que eram. Só descobriram quando eu falei. A maioria gostou, somente poucos não. Uma excelente segunda-feira. Grande abraço do seu amigo brasileiro.
Thanks for the recipe! Starting my locarb journey again and I would have missed my pancakes!
hugs
Donna
Thank you for the recipe! Printed it!
hugs
Donna
I probably will make pancakes, which I don't do very often for some reason. I do like them. These look excellent. Happy Monday!
I used to enjoy flipping pancakes, though I never raced with them.
This is so interesting to me. I just happen to have some ricotta cheese in the fridge, so I may just need to give your recipe a try. :) xx
I am not really big on pancakes!
Looks good
You always come up with the best recipes. Thank you.
I like all the ingredients, the pancakes look yummy!
Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
This was a good read, and now I understand pancake day. Hee Hee!! Thank you for the recipe.
Carla
Those look yummy! What a fun day!
Now that you have reminded me it is Pancake Day tomorrow, I will be making them. I have great memories of my mother tossing those pancakes and some even landed back in the pan :) Great excitement and giggles ensued if she was successful. Great excitement and giggles if she was not :) thanks for the recipe Jan and have a wonderful day and a Happy Pancake Day tomorrow :)
We make pancakes often. We are trying to make them heavy on the protein so I add cottage cheese, protein powder, ground flax and chia seeds to ours. Less guilt and still yummy.
Didn't realize it was Pancake Day. I make them pretty often but not today!!
Sounds good, Jan.
We haven't had pancakes in a while but we did find a mix that is low in carbs tha we can have every now and then, I might have to make those this week :)
Pancakes are a fun meal. We usually have them for breakfast. I like the idea of the recipe you shared.
Que interesante, no conocía este día. Besos.
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