Table For Five

Pancake, Hotcake, Dropscone? Who cares?! Scotch pancakes contain raising agents for a thick and fluffy result.  And so, in order to be foodatomically correct, I dub thee Scotch Pancakes. Rise and be fluffy! What's in a name? Would not a flat cake by any other name taste just as sweet - or savoury? Scotch Pancakes 2 cups self raising flour 1/3 cup caster sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 2 eggs 1 ¼ cups milk (+ a little more) * Optional * ¼ cup chocolate (chips, shaved or chopped)  •Whisk all ingredients,  except   chocolate,  together. Mixture should form a thick but pourable batter. If too thick add small amounts of milk until smooth and pourable. • Heat a large frypan/skillet to medium high. • You can use a small amount of butter or oil if necessary to keep pancakes from sticking to the base. • Using a soup ladle or large spoon, spoon mixture into frypan - about ¼ of a cup per pancake. Sprinkle chocolate evenly on surface. • Co...

A while ago I was challenged to come up with some canned/packaged goods recipes. A big reason why struggling families might rely on canned and packaged foods is that donations need to have a reasonable shelf life. To be honest, I didn't expect this challenge to be as difficult as it is and I certainly have a new respect for those who, for whatever reason, rely on long life products as their main food source.