English Pancakes for Pancake Day

This morning my friend tweeted me about the pancake day and i wasn't aware of it until she explained what pancake day is. So to the best of my knowledge, today is the Shrove Tuesday, also called in French Mardi Gras meaning fat Tuesday. According to Catholic belief (or tradition i am not very knowledgeable in this matter) tomorrow is the first day of Lent, where forty days of cleaning begins. I assume it is the month of fasting, restraining from some things so the eve of lent is somewhat the last chance for some to eat flour, sugar, eggs, and butter since those foods are restricted during Lent. 

In this post we are going to present English Pancakes which differ from North American ones and looks more like the French crepes. The North American ones are puffier and this is done by using baking powder/soda and just like in muffins lightly mixing the liquid and dry ingredients until the flour disappears. English Pancakes  are thin and before it is cooked the mixture is very well mixed and more liquid. 

I have one problem with pancakes/crepes the fact that they smell like eggs, otherwise they are fun and easy to make  and the toppings are to die for. Therefore, I always try to prevent this egg smell i try to use best quality eggs, and i always add citrus zest to to the eggs and beat it heavily. If you have any other recommendations for preventing the egg smell on pancakes/cakes please comment below, i would love your suggestions:) 

Today i was talking about the pancake day with my British colleague and it turns out it is popular here in UK to have them with lemon and sugar topping where as in North America Maple syrup is more popular. Personally I try to be more creative about it, i tried nutella, lemon curd, cheese,  and several different types of jams before. It is up to you savory or sweet be creative with the topping. 

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups milk/yogurt
• Zest of 2 lemons 
• 2 cups of flour 
• 1/2 tbs salt
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 eggs

1. Zest 2 lemons in a bowl and add the eggs keep beating
2. Add the butter and milk
3. Combine the salt and flour in another bowl and  add the liquid mixture while whisking at this point you might want to use an electric mixer since you don't want and lumps in your mixture, then put the mixture to the fridge and eave it there for 1-2 hours. 
4. Heat the non-stick pan and start pouring liquid in thin layers and  flip it one the other side is cooked. 
5. Then use your favorite toppings and enjoy your pancakes/crepes.