Shrove Tuesday

Tomorrow will be Fat Tuesday... Mardi Gras... Shrove Tuesday.   It is the last day of the festival season before we enter the forty days of Lent.  Everyone celebrates the day a little differently.

I've always enjoyed the traditional pancake supper.  So on this night I'll take out the flour, sugar, butter and maple syrup and we will enjoy a stack of these light golden cakes.

Perfect Pancakes

2 eggs (room temperature)

1 cup milk

2 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups flour

3 rounded teaspoons baking powder

3 teaspoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

Beat eggs until light; add milk, oil, butter and vanilla.  Sift together dry ingredients and beat into liquid ingredients.  Cook on a dry (not greased) griddle.  Heat griddle very hot; then turn to low and  let cool to low temperature before cooking cakes.
 (leftovers freeze really well)

Bon Appetit