Essay On Pancakes

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EINTRODUCTION The product offered by Flips are Pancake, Crepes, and Waffle which is made of Pancake mix. Pancake mix is made of flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth. Different varieties of flavors are offered for customer’s satisfaction. PANCAKE The word pancakes appears in print as early as 1430. Pancakes may have been around since Neolithic humans domesticated einkorn wheat, ground it into flour mixed with bird’s egg and goat’s milk and poured the batter on a heated rock. The Romans as revealed in the cookbook by Apicius made dishes similar to modern pancakes. Medieval pancakes, frequently made form barley or rye and lacking leavening, were relatively heavy affairs. They were quite different from contemporary fluffy or tender versions. Pancake Day is another name for Shrive Tuesday, from the custom of eating pancakes on this day, still generally observed. Shrive is an Old Saxon word, of which shrove is a corruption and signifies confession.…show more content…
Crepes originated in Brittany (fr. Breton), in the northwest region of France, which lies between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Crepes were originally called galettes, meaning flat cakes. The French pronunciation of both words is with a short e, as in bed. Crepe making has evolved from being cooked on large cast-iron hot plates heated over a wood fire in a fireplace to hot plates that are now gas or electric heated. The batter is spread with a tool known as a Rozel and flipped with a spatula. In Brittany, crepes and galettes are traditionally served with cider. Crepes are popular not only throughout France but elsewhere in Europe where the pancakes go by other names and adaptations, including Italian Crespelle, Hungarian Palacsintas, Jewish Blintzes, Scandinavian Plattars, Russian Blini, and Greek
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