Celebrating Pancake Day? Read this guide!

If you want to make the most of Pancake Day on the 4th of March, we've got some great suggestions for a beautifully laid table. There's not much that's better than a relaxed breakfast/brunch with family, so let us help you make it flipping special!

Hannah making pancakes in France

Hannah is well known by her friends and family for her wonderful delicious vegan pancake recipes. I mean, I would know because I am her daughter and have luckily eaten many of these pancakes over the years :) So I'm going to give you a quick little recipe at the end if you wish to recreate a memory of my childhood. And if you're looking for some Hannah Turner ceramics to accompany your breakfast pancakes, we've got some wonderful ideas to help you create a Pancake Day to be remembered! 

These photos were taken in our house in France, it's not a TV set, but a real kitchen, built in the 80s and used by our whole family!

For serving a pile of golden pancakes as the centrepiece, use a Cat Dinner Plate and then our Dog or Cat Side Plates for each person to help themselves. 

Beautifully stacked pancakes

To accompany this, our Small Jugs are brilliant for pouring maple syrup, cream, or stewed berries.

Pancakes with various topics

Fill up a Sugar Bowl if you like sugar and lemon as a topping, or use it for jam! Bonus points for using our ceramic Spoon Sets with it. I think that a Cat Sugar Bowl and a ceramic Cat Spoon that slots in the lid looks really lovely.

Pouring maple syrup on pancakes

Our Butter Dishes are also perfect for keeping butter beautifully presented. Great for those who usually have a lump of butter on top of their American-style pancakes. Don't forget, if you're looking to gather up a little Hannah Turner collection, we also do free UK delivery on orders over £50!


So, if you also want a quick vegan pancake recipe from Hannah to you, have a go at this one...

Make them thick and fluffy or thin for rolling.

2 Cups of self-raising flour
1 Teaspoon of baking powder
1 Dessert Spoon of chia seeds
2 Tablespoons of hot water 
2 Cups of plant-based milk (I use oat milk)
A small amount of oil for frying 1 tbsp max

Suggested Toppings:

Maple syrup
Honey
Lemons to squeeze
Jam
Chocolate spread (without palm oil) Bonne Maman is good.
Sugar
Icing sugar to decorate
Sliced banana added into the mix before cooking is also nice.

Instructions

  1. Place the chia seeds into a small bowl, add the hot water and leave to soak for 5 minutes
  2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl
  3. Make a well in the middle
  4. Add the chia seeds (soaked) and slowly pour in the milk whilst whisking
  5. Leave to one side for half an hour or more if you can so the flour absorbs the milk well
  6. Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan
  7. Using a ladle pour approx 1 x ladle of batter into the pan per pancake, do this towards the edges of the pan so you can fry 3 or 4 at a time. Fry on a medium to high heat.
  8. When the top of the pancake is set, check underneath and if it is nice and golden flip over with a wooden spatula (not metal on non-stick pans)
  9. Cook until golden on both sides, then set aside on a warm plate or in a warm oven until you have cooked the whole batch
  10. This mix will keep for a day or 2 if covered in the fridge so you can always just cook enough for one. I find 2 or 3 enough for me.
  11. Put the pancakes on your plate, add the toppings of your choice from those suggested above, and enjoy!
Hannah and Betty
"I love Canadian maple syrup on mine, or Sri Lankan Kutul syrup which I bring back if I visit for work. I also add fruit like berries or sometimes sliced banana in the mix before cooking. Blueberries tend to burst when cooked and make an amazing sauce - Hannah x"

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