RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Pancakes

No surprise really, seeing as its Pancake Day and all. This is very much a tried and tested recipe, taken from Mrs Beeton's Cookery and Household Management.

Serves 4

Image by Laura Porter, taken from http://golondon.about.com/od/februaryannualevents/ss/pancake_day.htm

225g plain flour
half tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 pint milk
butter for frying

+ a flavouring of your choice

1. Prepare the batter by whisking all the ingredients together in a bowl. Leave to stand for about half an hour.
2. Put a good chunk of butter in a small pan and heat the pan until it begins to smoke. Making sure the bottom is well greased, pour enough batter in to thinly coat the bottom of the pan.
3. Make sure the pancake is loose around the sides before turning it over. If you're nervous about flipping it, I find a palette knife is the best utensil to use.
4. Once brown on both sides with no sign of a sticky centre, flip the pancake out of the pan and serve with the topping of your choice.