Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the kitchen...
Long has it slumbered, and the people grew complacent. They dared to dwell and do business in its shadow. They forgot the terror. They forgot the insanity. But no longer.
SALAD 4: THE PANCAKENING!
First a look outside. This picture was taken *mutter mutter* weeks ago, the next was taken today.
Neat, huh? I'll try to take more pictures as the leaves change. But that's not why we are gathered here today. No, for today we must face the ultimate horror. Not only is Orion in the kitchen, but Orion is going to make pancakes...
FROM SCRATCH! *dramatic chipmunk*
My guide can be found at http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,184,145169-233198,00.html?opt=new
Now, what actually happened is, I found myself at the supermarket earlier today having forgotten about my resolve to make pancakes from scratch. But I decided to make a guess at the ingredients and buy them anyway. I found some pancake batter, read what it was made of, and bought that. I got it exactly right... except I got Baking Soda instead of Baking Powder. Oops. I looked online and discovered a formula!
"1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/2 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk"
This is right up my alley as a mathematician. I have baking soda, and I'm not entirely sure what buttermilk is, but I have regular milk, and I figure that should work just as well.
Combining the ingredients.
It's going pretty well so far!
Hmmm, the butter is refusing to be chopped up into smaller pieces. It takes some work and a knife, but I manage it, mostly. It's a messy affair.
Now things go bad. I make the baking soda/powder exchange, but the 1.5 cups of milk makes the mixture way more runny than it should be! (3 tsp baking powder = 1.5 tsp baking soda + 1.5 cup milk).
Still, I've come this far, I might as well see what happens.
IT'S A PANCAKE!!! SOMEHOW IT STILL WORKED!!!
Oh, ew. Bottom could use a bit of work, though.
Pancake Two...
Is burned. The bottom looked much like Pancake One.
Pancake Three, same deal, I'm trying to repeat the same conditions and see if I can isolate the effect little changes have on the pancake.
Pancake Three looks better, but I scrunched it up when I flipped it. Bottom still looks ew.
DOUBLE PANCAKE WHAT DOES IT MEAN
(It means that pie-tray-thing isn't good for making pancakes, I had a horrible time flipping it)
See?
Pancakes Five through Nine were experiments in different amounts of batter. I found a little less than half a cup seemed to work the best.
Pancake Ten, still can't match the uniform golden-ness of Pancake One, but at least the bottom isn't quite so nasty.
Final verdict: not very tasty. Too undercooked, even the ones burned to blackness on both sides. Next time I go to the store I'll get some baking powder and try again. I still have plenty of ingredients...
SALAD 4: THE PANCAKENING!
First a look outside. This picture was taken *mutter mutter* weeks ago, the next was taken today.
Neat, huh? I'll try to take more pictures as the leaves change. But that's not why we are gathered here today. No, for today we must face the ultimate horror. Not only is Orion in the kitchen, but Orion is going to make pancakes...
FROM SCRATCH! *dramatic chipmunk*
My guide can be found at http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,184,145169-233198,00.html?opt=new
Now, what actually happened is, I found myself at the supermarket earlier today having forgotten about my resolve to make pancakes from scratch. But I decided to make a guess at the ingredients and buy them anyway. I found some pancake batter, read what it was made of, and bought that. I got it exactly right... except I got Baking Soda instead of Baking Powder. Oops. I looked online and discovered a formula!
"1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/2 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk"
This is right up my alley as a mathematician. I have baking soda, and I'm not entirely sure what buttermilk is, but I have regular milk, and I figure that should work just as well.
Combining the ingredients.
It's going pretty well so far!
Hmmm, the butter is refusing to be chopped up into smaller pieces. It takes some work and a knife, but I manage it, mostly. It's a messy affair.
Now things go bad. I make the baking soda/powder exchange, but the 1.5 cups of milk makes the mixture way more runny than it should be! (3 tsp baking powder = 1.5 tsp baking soda + 1.5 cup milk).
Still, I've come this far, I might as well see what happens.
IT'S A PANCAKE!!! SOMEHOW IT STILL WORKED!!!
Oh, ew. Bottom could use a bit of work, though.
Pancake Two...
Is burned. The bottom looked much like Pancake One.
Pancake Three, same deal, I'm trying to repeat the same conditions and see if I can isolate the effect little changes have on the pancake.
Pancake Three looks better, but I scrunched it up when I flipped it. Bottom still looks ew.
DOUBLE PANCAKE WHAT DOES IT MEAN
(It means that pie-tray-thing isn't good for making pancakes, I had a horrible time flipping it)
See?
Pancakes Five through Nine were experiments in different amounts of batter. I found a little less than half a cup seemed to work the best.
Pancake Ten, still can't match the uniform golden-ness of Pancake One, but at least the bottom isn't quite so nasty.
Final verdict: not very tasty. Too undercooked, even the ones burned to blackness on both sides. Next time I go to the store I'll get some baking powder and try again. I still have plenty of ingredients...