English pancakes recipe

Simple English pancakes are traditionally made in the UK on Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day). Fill them with your favourite sweet or savoury fillings!

In the UK the Shrove Tuesday is better known as the English Pancake day. A very sweet tradition! Pancake races are a way to celebrate it. We have been at the Great Spitafield Pancake race in London.

Traditional English Pancakes with lemon and sugar are a British food classic! Perfect for brunch, dessert and, of course, Shrove Tuesday (AKA Pancake Day!) My version are super simple to make and practically foolproof. Makes 12 pancakes of approximately 20cm/8inch diameter.

These are THE BEST Swedish Pancakes and such an easy recipe! I've never had a better Swedish Pancake anywhere!

English Pancakes with lemon and sugar are easy, zingy and a winning sweet breakfast treat. Traditionally made on Shrove Tuesday, these thin pancakes take just 5 ingredients and less than 30 minutes.

Well it is pancake day after all!

Copycat McDonalds Pancake Recipe (quick and easy): Make these fluffy pancakes at your home with simple ingredients for the best breakfast.

Scotch Pancakes are soft, thick and slightly sweet. Easily transform a simple batter into light and fluffy pancakes everyone will love.

We put Delia Smith’s basic pancake recipe to the test to find out if this is the ultimate recipe for traditional English style pancakes. Read more to find out how easy it is to follow the instructions and check our step by step cooking guide.

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