Different to the traditional British 'crepe' normally eaten on Pancake Day. The pancakes are thicker and slightly risen and cooked on a griddle. They are quick and easy to make once prepared, and make a delicious tea time treat or eaten for breakfast. A crempog is a Welsh pancake made with self-raising flour, salt, eggs, milk and butter. They are also known as ffroes and normally served piled into a stack and spread with butter. Traditional for a birthday celebration in Wales. The English word crumpet may be derived from it.

Ingredients

• • 2 oz/ 55g butter

  • 15 fl oz/ 450 ml warm buttermilk

  • 10 oz/ 275g all purpose/plain flour

  • 3 oz/ 75g sugar

  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 1 tbsp vinegar

  • 2 eggs, well beaten

Crempog Directions

• 1. Stir the butter into the warmed buttermilk until melted.

  2. Gradually pour the milk and butter into the the flour and beat well.

  3. Leave the mixture to stand (for a few hours if possible)for at least 30 minutes.

  4. Stir the sugar, bicarbonate of soda, salt and vinegar into the beaten eggs.

  5. Pour this mixture into the flour and milk mixture and beat well to form a smooth batter.

  6. Heavily grease a griddle or hot-stone and heat.

  7. Drop the batter, a tablespoon at a time onto the heated griddle and bake over a moderate heat until golden brown on both sides, then keep warm.

  8. Continue until all the batter is used up.

  9. Spread butter on each pancake and eat while warm. 

Buttermilk

Making a recipe that calls for buttermilk? Use this simple substitute, and you won't need to buy any.

Ingredients:

• • Milk (just under one cup)

  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice

Directions

• 1. Place a Tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup.

  2. Add enough milk to bring the liquid up to the one-cup line.

  3. Let stand for five minute. Then, use as much as your recipe calls for.