Description
Learn how to make authentic crempog, which is a traditional Welsh pancake recipe. Crempog or crempogau are thick pancakes, served in stacks.
Ingredients
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- 500ml (2 cups) buttermilk
- 55g (1/4 cup) butter
- 275g (2 1/4 cups) flour
- 75g (1/3 cup) sugar
- 5ml (1 tsp) baking soda
- 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) salt
- 15ml (1 tbsp) vinegar
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Gently warm the buttermilk in a saucepan.
- Stir in the butter and stir over a low heat until melted.
- Place the flour in a bowl.
- Gradually pour the milk and butter into the flour and beat well.
- Leave the mixture to stand for at least 30 minutes; a few hours would be even better.
- Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.
- Add the sugar, baking soda, salt and vinegar to the eggs and mix.
- Pour the egg mixture into the flour one and beat until a smooth batter is formed.
- Grease a frying pan and heat until hot but not smoking.
- Drop the batter, a tablespoon at a time, onto the frying pan, and cook over a moderate heat until golden brown on both sides.
- Keep the pancakes warm until you’ve used up all the batter.
- Traditionally, you’re meant to slather butter on the crempog but you can enjoy it with any type of topping you fancy!
Notes
Avoid boiling the buttermilk.
Traditionally, crempog is cooked on a Welsh griddle.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pan Fry
- Cuisine: Welsh
