Impromptu meals....

On Sat 14 Jan 2006 02:58:02a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pandora?

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On Fri 13 Jan 2006 03:02:10p, Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>>> The worst was obviously handing them a can of soup and a can opener
>>> as I went
>> out the door for an appointment. I'm not too inventive when it
>> comes to spur
>> of the moment cooking, but I've put together some good pasta meals
>> with a
>> salad and good bread (out of the freezer). My usual "quickie"
>> dessert is an
>> oven pancake that no one turns down. It's nothing special, just
>> tasty.
>
> what is an oven pancake?

This makes a very puffy and light pancake that will serve 2-3. I
usualky end up having to make several of them. <g>

Oven Pancake

1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
dash salt
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. butter (4 if you want it richer)
juice of 1/2 lemon
confectioner's sugar

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, milk, and eggs and beat
thoroughly with wire whisk or eggbeater until smooth.

Meanwhile, place butter in a 9-10" ovenproof skillet and heat in the
oven until butter sizzles, 2-4 minutes. Remove pan from oven and tilt
to coat bottom with melted butter. Immediately pour batter into hot
coated pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 14-18 minutes, until pancake is
well-puffed and golden brown. Remove pancake from oven, drizzle with
lemon juice, and dust with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and
serve immediately. Also nice served along with fresh berries. Serves
2-3

A bit like a Yorkshire pudding then??

I was thinking the same thing! It seams a york....
But googling I have found some pancakes which are a sort of multi-layer
cake, like this:
http://www.perfectpancake.net/pancake.jpg

Now I wonder if they have the same dough of the Wayne's one
Cheers
Pandora

No, Pandora, the ones in the picture are "traditional" American style
pancakes. They have a different batter and are cooked in a skillet or on
a griddle. They are usually served for breakfast. Here is one example.

Pancakes

2 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
2 cups milk
2 eggs (beaten)
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Measure and mix in liquid measuring cup
or small bowl Measure and mix in liquid measuring cup or small bowl Add
wet to dry and stir just until mixed, batter will be lumpy. Pour onto hot,
lightly greased griddle. Flip when bubbles cover exposed pancake side.
Makes about 12-14 cakes Add blueberries if you wish. serve with butter and
syrup, cinnamon sugar or jam.

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On Sat 14 Jan 2006 02:58:02a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pandora?

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On Fri 13 Jan 2006 03:02:10p, Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
>>> The worst was obviously handing them a can of soup and a can opener
>>> as I went
>> out the door for an appointment. I'm not too inventive when it
>> comes to spur
>> of the moment cooking, but I've put together some good pasta meals
>> with a
>> salad and good bread (out of the freezer). My usual "quickie"
>> dessert is an
>> oven pancake that no one turns down. It's nothing special, just
>> tasty.
>
> what is an oven pancake?

This makes a very puffy and light pancake that will serve 2-3. I
usualky end up having to make several of them. <g>

Oven Pancake

1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
dash salt
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. butter (4 if you want it richer)
juice of 1/2 lemon
confectioner's sugar

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, milk, and eggs and beat
thoroughly with wire whisk or eggbeater until smooth.

Meanwhile, place butter in a 9-10" ovenproof skillet and heat in the
oven until butter sizzles, 2-4 minutes. Remove pan from oven and tilt
to coat bottom with melted butter. Immediately pour batter into hot
coated pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 14-18 minutes, until pancake is
well-puffed and golden brown. Remove pancake from oven, drizzle with
lemon juice, and dust with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and
serve immediately. Also nice served along with fresh berries. Serves
2-3

A bit like a Yorkshire pudding then??

I was thinking the same thing! It seams a york....
But googling I have found some pancakes which are a sort of multi-layer
cake, like this:
http://www.perfectpancake.net/pancake.jpg

Now I wonder if they have the same dough of the Wayne's one
Cheers
Pandora

Pndora, this is an example of how my oven pancake turns out:

http://tinypic.com/k97w5u.jpg

This is the same batter, but baked in a soufflé dish:

http://tinypic.com/k97w5u.jpg

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Wayne Boatwright said:

This makes a very puffy and light pancake that will serve 2-3. I usualky
end up having to make several of them. <g>

Oven Pancake

1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
dash salt
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. butter (4 if you want it richer)
juice of 1/2 lemon
confectioner's sugar

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, milk, and eggs and beat
thoroughly with wire whisk or eggbeater until smooth.

Meanwhile, place butter in a 9-10" ovenproof skillet and heat in the oven
until butter sizzles, 2-4 minutes. Remove pan from oven and tilt to coat
bottom with melted butter. Immediately pour batter into hot coated pan.
Bake at 425 degrees for 14-18 minutes, until pancake is well-puffed and
golden brown. Remove pancake from oven, drizzle with lemon juice, and dust
with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and serve immediately. Also nice
served along with fresh berries. Serves 2-3

This sounds like the Dutch Baby pancake served at The Original Pancake
House. The lemon juice and powdered sugar get syrupy. They also
serve a baked pancake topped with sticky caramelized apples. I'm glad
to have the recipe. I think we would enjoy it for supper with bacon
and fruit salad on the side.

Tara

On Sat 14 Jan 2006 10:48:06a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Tara?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

This makes a very puffy and light pancake that will serve 2-3. I
usualky end up having to make several of them. <g>

Oven Pancake

1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
dash salt
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. butter (4 if you want it richer)
juice of 1/2 lemon
confectioner's sugar

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, milk, and eggs and beat
thoroughly with wire whisk or eggbeater until smooth.

Meanwhile, place butter in a 9-10" ovenproof skillet and heat in the
oven until butter sizzles, 2-4 minutes. Remove pan from oven and tilt
to coat bottom with melted butter. Immediately pour batter into hot
coated pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 14-18 minutes, until pancake is
well-puffed and golden brown. Remove pancake from oven, drizzle with
lemon juice, and dust with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and
serve immediately. Also nice served along with fresh berries. Serves
2-3

This sounds like the Dutch Baby pancake served at The Original Pancake
House. The lemon juice and powdered sugar get syrupy. They also
serve a baked pancake topped with sticky caramelized apples. I'm glad
to have the recipe. I think we would enjoy it for supper with bacon
and fruit salad on the side.

Tara

You're quite right, Tara. They are also called Dutch Babies, but my first
encounter with them was simply called "oven pancake". There is also a
German version with, obviously, a different name. A rose is a rose is a
rose... <g> Bacon and fruit sound perfect!

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Wayne Boatwright said:

Pndora, this is an example of how my oven pancake turns out:

http://tinypic.com/k97w5u.jpg

This is the same batter, but baked in a soufflé dish:

http://tinypic.com/k97w5u.jpg

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Wayne, check your link...I think they're the same pic. I can see the
skillet handle on your souffle dish =)

On Sat 14 Jan 2006 07:18:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Jude?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

Pndora, this is an example of how my oven pancake turns out:

http://tinypic.com/k97w5u.jpg

This is the same batter, but baked in a soufflé dish:

http://tinypic.com/k97w5u.jpg

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Wayne, check your link...I think they're the same pic. I can see the
skillet handle on your souffle dish =)

Oops, sorry! That should be this link for the small souffle dish:

http://tinypic.com/ka43lk.jpg

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wow....that's an impresive difference! I had no idea it would be that
drastic a difference!

On Sat 14 Jan 2006 11:38:38p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Jude?

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wow....that's an impresive difference! I had no idea it would be that
drastic a difference!

Yep, tall and narrow is a lot different over shallow and wide. Both are
good.

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cathyxyz said:

The eldest offspring has a habit of turning up unexpectedly in this
household... Sometimes I can "rustle up something" but sometimes it's
difficult (said offspring does not eat "fish of any kind"😉 🙁

What was the best (or the worst) meal that you produced at short notice?

Best: A friend came over at dinner time, and I had made some simple
pasta, with a light sundried tomato sauce. I didn't have more pasta,
so I steamed some salmon we had in the freezer, added some good bread
to the table, made the pasta portions a bit smaller, tossed the pasta
with the salmon, and then topped each serving with a few rounds of
goat cheese and a teaspoon of caviar. Everyone thought it was the
most elegant thing they'd ever had, and it tasted good, too.

Worst: Let me just say you should never use a stick blender to "mash"
refried beans. I don't even want to say what the texture ends up
being.

serene

Jude said:

If you show up around mealtime at my house, you're welcome to eat
whatever we're eating that night. I always cook enough for a portion or
2 of leftovers for me & my BF to pack for lunch the next day, so guests
always have dinner and I pack us sandwiches. If you don't like what
we're having - too bad, you know where the taco bell down the street
is.

For me, it depends on my mood. Usually, I just throw another plate of
whatever we're having on the table, but often, when I'm feeling
adventurous, I'll add a dish or extend a dish with something I have in
the house. I will not go to a lot of extra effort, but I *like* that
my friends like to drop by my house -- it makes me happy. So since
they know I like it, it's not rude of them to do it.

serene

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:58:02 +0100, "Pandora" <[email hidden]>

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I was thinking the same thing! It seams a york....
But googling I have found some pancakes which are a sort of multi-layer
cake, like this:
http://www.perfectpancake.net/pancake.jpg

No, that's just several pancakes piled on top of each other.

serene

Wayne Boatwright said:

Oops, sorry! That should be this link for the small souffle dish:

http://tinypic.com/ka43lk.jpg

just cruising through the group postings this morning...not reading
just looking at pictures...damn Wayne...that thing sure does look
good! I don't know what it is but I bet I would try to eat it!

Bill

Wayne Boatwright said:

You're quite right, Tara. They are also called Dutch Babies, but my first
encounter with them was simply called "oven pancake". There is also a
German version with, obviously, a different name. A rose is a rose is a
rose... <g> Bacon and fruit sound perfect!

I made Wayne's oven pancake last night and topped it with blueberries
for a light supper. It was very easy to make and so good. It's a
handy recipe to keep in my back pocket as I usually have all of the
ingredients on hand. I'll definitely make it again.

Tara

On Mon 16 Jan 2006 12:11:50p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Tara?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

You're quite right, Tara. They are also called Dutch Babies, but my
first encounter with them was simply called "oven pancake". There is
also a German version with, obviously, a different name. A rose is a
rose is a rose... <g> Bacon and fruit sound perfect!

I made Wayne's oven pancake last night and topped it with blueberries
for a light supper. It was very easy to make and so good. It's a
handy recipe to keep in my back pocket as I usually have all of the
ingredients on hand. I'll definitely make it again.

Tara, I'm glad you emjoyed it! I've never tried it with blueberries, but
it sounds like a winner I should try. It's nice as a "back pocket" recipe
an easy to memorize. Comes in handy when your at someone else's house and
they need an iimpromto light meal or dessert. Many folks can't think of
one.

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Wayne Boatwright said:

It's nice as a "back pocket" recipe
an easy to memorize. Comes in handy when your at someone else's house and
they need an iimpromto light meal or dessert. Many folks can't think of
one.

Please email the recipe to me, I missed that post. I'm especially
interested in Dutch Babies for two.

TIA
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

We had a good impromptu supper last night.

We had all sorts of [censored] at the movies yesterday afternoon / evening -
Cinema Cafe is a cool place, serves real sit-sown food at your seats.
We had the appetizer sampler (mozzarells sticks, chicken fingers, dip,
chips & salsa), an order of cheese fries, and a large salad. All around
4 PM. So we weren't too hungry come dinnertime.

The kiddo had a large piece of key lime coconut pie for supper.

BF & I got hungry for real food around 10ish. I mana ged to create some
yummy hot open faced sandwiches: honey mustard, carmelized onions,
slices of apple and pear, topped with a blue cheese sauce (basic white
sauce with lots of black pepper and crumbled blue cheese in it, a
handful of jack added to make it meltier) served over toasted
multigrain bread. Served with celery sticks for scooping up the extra
sauce.