Prepare for Pancakes!

Coming up shortly we have Pancake Day. I make tasty pancakes, which I was told yesterday are a bit like crepes.

Ingredients:
12floz water
4 1/2 oz plain flour
pinch of salt
oil (for frying)

1. If you are lucky enough to own a blender put the water, flour and salt in a blender and whiz for 30 seconds. Then go to step 5.
   
2. Otherwise mix the water, flour and salt in a container which can be made watertight. Tupperware is good for this.
   
3. Stir out the biggest lumps with a fork or a whisk.
4. Put the lid on the container and shake vigorously until there are no more lumps in the mixture.
5. Heat some oil (but not too much) in a frying pan until it begins to smoke a little.
6. Pour in the pancake mixture, lifting and turning the pan as you do so, so that the mixture spreads around the pan and remains quite thin all over.
7. Return the pan to the heat straight away.
8. Remember to shake the pan about a bit to loosen the pancake so it doesn't stick.
   
9. Once the mixture has changed from it's raw colour to it's cooked colour all the way through and the edges of the pancake have started to lift and go a little brown it is time to flip the pancake (usually).
10. Cook the other side for a similar amount of time then serve.

As a topping on my pancakes I usually go for the traditional lemon juice and sugar. I have found that freshly squeezed orange is also rather nice with sugar too.
My favourite topping has to be stewed apples with vanilla ice cream.