First Day of Easter Holidays

So it’s the start of the Easter holidays for the girls today; which feels strange with them being home so many weeks already.

These are strange times at the moment with all the worry over Covid-19 and working from home and trying to home school along side that has been stressful to say the least. We seem to have our flow now though, we’re not putting as much pressure on ourselves to get through all the work they have been given and a few activities combined with some creative time seems to be working.

These next two weeks are play time and down time, no school work whatsoever!

So to mark the start of the break from what has become our norm, we decided last night that we would start off the holidays with an American style breakfast; they wanted fluffy pancakes and maple syrup and that’s what they got.

Brooke loves her blueberry pancakes so that’s what she got and Charlie loves her maple syrup. I swear to god she would bath in the stuff if we let her lol

A quick search of my fave recipe books and we got cracking....

The batter itself is really easy to make and makes plenty for 3 pancakes each for a family of four, with an extra left over for chief cook of course!

I use an ice cream scoop, you know the kind with the lever that helps push it out, not quite up to the top is just enough for one pancake.

In no time at all the were ready...

I like mine topped with Greek yogurt, and drizzled peanut better and I had some cherry compote I’d made leftover so I whacked that on there too!

And in no time at all they were all gone

These are super easy to make and lovely and light.

If you fancy giving them a try, here’s the recipe:

• 3 large Eggs

• 115 grams Flour

• 1 heaped teaspoon of baking powder

• 140 ml Milk

• 1 pinch Salt

• First separate the eggs, putting the whites into one bowl and the yolks into another.

• Add the flour, baking powder and milk to the yolks and mix to a smooth thick batter.

• Whisk the whites with the salt until they form stiff peaks.

• Fold into the batter - it is now ready to use.

• Heat a good non-stick pan on a medium heat. Pour some of your batter into the pan and fry for a couple of minutes until it starts to look golden and firm. At this point sprinkle your chosen flavouring (we chose blueberries) on to the uncooked side before loosening with a spatula and flipping the pancake over. Continue frying until both sides are golden.

• Serve and top with your fave toppings
  

ENJOY! And don’t forget to comment if you’ve tried them

And if you’re a mum like me, I hope you get to make the most of your Easter break with your mini monsters

Much love, Helena x