The pancake disaster

[wiseheart]

... or rather crepe disaster, as Palatschinken as we make them are basically crepes. Ordinary, recurring items on our menu, made on days when we don't wan to do any big, complicated cooking.

In theory.

So, Mum made the batter (because she does it off her head, not needing a recipe), which is usually enough for 12-13 crepes. Five of them came out of the frying pan in thumbnail-shaped shreds. The other eight were half-raw, half burned to death. And I have no idea why. I did everything the same way I always do... unless I've managed to add too much mineral water to loosen up the batter after it had spent two hours in the fridge? I don't know. I never saw crepes blow up like self-inflating balloons the moment they hit the frying pan!

We ate them nonetheless. But I'm slightly shaken. I've never had such problems with such a simple dish. *add mournful noises*

On the positive side, I've managed to complete Page #1 of Ilonka's baby book. Prepare to be amazed. Yes, I know it sounds immodest, but I'm really proud of this one.



The front of the page with the flaps closed:



The same with the flap opened:



And the fully opened page:




Other than that, we had laundry day, talked to Heidi on the phone and tried to rest a bit in advance. Tomorrow - and especially Monday - will be hectic.

Comments

[meathiel]

Oh dear ... that is really strange.
I hope they were still edible at least?

[artemis10002000]

That really is weird! Maybe this is just a jinxed day

I baked an apple pie and the dry yeast congealed in clumps instead of mixing into the batter

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They were, although not as good as usually.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Jinxed day sounds plausible. *g*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is so frustrating when that sort of thing happens — I did a batch of brownies a few months ago, something I have made so many times, and they came out dry as a bone. (I turned them into a trifle base, it was the only way they would have been edible!)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, there's very little you can do with torn pancakes that look like a bunch of dead bats. So, in a heroic act of self-sacrifice, we put strawberry jam on them and ate them anyway. *g*

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

Love the baby book! I don't consider anything I cook that I can eat a disaster, lol.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

{{{hugs}}}

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

You know how much I know about cookery, but could it be an old batch of flour?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You do have a point there. *g*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

In theory, yes, but my flour was within the 'best before' limit. Of course it doesn't always say the truth on the package...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I´d have made Frittatensuppe. No shame, because hubby brought ready-to-eat frittata for the boys, where each piece was about three centimetres in length...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I love Frittatensuppe! That's the thing I always eat for lunch whenever I'm in Austria. Well... I ought to use past tense about that, unfortunately...