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John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by specialist »

xenodium wrote: post #73

I love pancakes, crepes, etc. If you have a ripe banana available, I'm a fan of this 4-ingredient banana/oats pancake recipe. Blend the following: Ripe banana. 2 Eggs. 1/3 cup instant oats. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Low heat. Cooke 3 minutes. Flip. Cook one minute. That's it. Here's what mine looked like https://xenodium.com/banana-oats-pancakes-recipe

Nice. I'll try this, thanks.

Until then, I'm curious about how much the oats cook thru. As a lover of oatmeal cookies, I prefer the oats to be less detente. Do you let your batter sit for a while, to give the oats time to pre-soften?

I've experimented with "oat milk" as a smoothie base (in lieu of yoghurt). I've read that honey and banana have some enzyme that breaks down the oats. So I toss in one (or both), frappé the oats, then let it sit for at least 1/2 hour. I guess my goal is to make sure my tummy is getting the benefit of whatever nutrients the oats may have.

Home-made oat milk tastes pretty good too, so I don't miss the yoghurt.

Any way. Thanks again.

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by mathewsanders »

klipt wrote: post #14

Fun fact: nutmeg is toxic to humans in surprisingly small amounts. I wouldn't eat half a nutmeg by myself in one sitting!

Cue this chart showing how close the ratio of fetal dose to effective dose of nutmeg is (spoiler it’s bad).

https://trevoroldak.com/uploads/drugdoses.jpg

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by mathewsanders »

philliphaydon wrote: post #42
GlennS wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a dialects of English thing. In Britain: pancakes don't use baking powder. They're flat like a slighly thicker crepe. I would describe a thick fluffy pancake made with baking powder as a "Scotch pancake", but in Australia, the USA, Canada and New Zealand, that style is just a "pancake".

Pancakes in nz are not thick. You get pancakes which are like crepes, or pikelets which are like small American pancakes. American pancakes are disgusting. It’s like the equivalent of American carbon bacon.

Hmm. Maybe it’s regional? I spent years of my life finding all the best pancakes and French Toast of Auckland cafes and they all (at least aspired) to be thick and fluffy- unless they were intentionally crepes which are also very common.

The outlier I remember being when McDonalds started doing breakfast and they offered pancakes - I think I got them once when I had a super early flight at the airport and they were almost inedible- thin and rubbery! Easily the worst pancakes I’ve had in my life.

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by ksherlock »

hahamrfunnyguy wrote: post #99
telesilla wrote: post #88

I'm a fan of the Dutch pancake, fluffy and oven-baked. I'm assuming they use baking powder for the fluffiness. The place I used to frequent when in Amsterdam has long gone but my heavens, they made an amazing banana baked pancake, with powdered sugar and genuine maple syrup.

It's not really a pancake if it's baked now is it? Every "pancake" I can think of is always pan-fried. What is it called in Dutch?

If it's a "Dutch baby" pancake, they're baked in frying pan. But they only thing Dutch about them is the name. They are, in fact, an American invention.

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by jameshart »

mongol wrote: post #104
JetSetWilly wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> nutmeg is toxic to humans in surprisingly small amounts. I wouldn't eat half a nutmeg by myself in one sitting! It seems to be an affectation encouraged by the Long Now Foundation: https://longnow.org/ideas/02013/12/31/long-now-years-five-di...

I can kind of understand it if you develop a database schema. But I don't see the point for regular text. No constraints exist, you can write whatever numbers you want.

Long now philosophy is that writing years that way encourages you to think about history on a different scale. To consider the date now as being near the beginning of a long future of history, rather than as at the end of a long line of history. Or, when looking at a historical date like 01694 to realize it’s not so very far from 02022.

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by knorker »

For any americans here: With the right recipe, are your pancakes edible without simply using them as sponges for high fructose corn syrup?

I'm thinking of the ones with baking powder, that I consider "american pancakes" (but correct me if that's not right).

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by 1MachineElf »

hkc wrote: post #46
guerrilla wrote: post #5

Locke is a bit early for this, but if you like this kind of thing, then you'll love Townsends' channel about 18th century living, focused on cooking.[1] Seriously, they have over 18 seasons worth of "18th Century Cooking"[2] 1. https://www.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson 2. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4e4wpjna1vx3DFU7r7gj...

Tasting History with Max Miller is good too! https://www.youtube.com/c/TastingHistory/videos

FWIW, I had some pancakes made after watching this.

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by PebblesRox »

specialist wrote: post #121
xenodium wrote: post #73

I love pancakes, crepes, etc. If you have a ripe banana available, I'm a fan of this 4-ingredient banana/oats pancake recipe. Blend the following: Ripe banana. 2 Eggs. 1/3 cup instant oats. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Low heat. Cooke 3 minutes. Flip. Cook one minute. That's it. Here's what mine looked like https://xenodium.com/banana-oats-pancakes-recipe

Nice. I'll try this, thanks. Until then, I'm curious about how much the oats cook thru. As a lover of oatmeal cookies, I prefer the oats to be less detente. Do you let your batter sit for a while, to give the oats time to pre-soften? I've experimented with "oat milk" as a smoothie base (in lieu of yoghurt). I've read that honey and banana have some enzyme that breaks down the oats. So I toss in one (or both), frappé…

I'm guessing the use of instant oats instead of regular helps them soften faster. I was surprised by how smooth they looked in the photo!

That oat milk sounds good, I'll have to give it a try :)

Re: John Locke’s recipe for Pancakes (2021)

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Post by PebblesRox »

woleium wrote: post #44
aw1621107 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon

I got that bit, I thought there was also something clever in the misspelled Bakin I was missing. I guess not :)

I assume it's slang for getting high but I'm not sure.
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