Well this year shrove tuesday falls on the 24th February 2009, so are you ready.

To turn out the perfect pancakes to feed the family you going to need a non stick pancake pan which is made for job.

I think this Kitchen Craft Crepe/Pancake Pan   (shown right) is a great product and whats more it comes with a classic pancake recipe printed on its base so you cannot go wrong and always have a pancake recipe to hand. This great pancake pan has

• Quality non-stick interior with 2mm base
• Ergonomic handle with integral hanging loop
• Suitable for electric and gas
• Sugar and Lemon pancake recipe printed on reverse
• Dishwasher safe, diameter - 24cm

and a great price too so make sure you have the right pan for the job its makes the difference. Your pancakes will not stick due to the non-stick interior and the shallow edges make pancake tossing alot easier.

So with you pan to hand lets cook pancakes, to make some perfect pancakes for 4 people you are going to need: 225g plain flour sifted, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 large free range eggs, 600ml Milk of your choice and oil.

Whisk your shifted flour, salt and eggs in a bowl, then continuing to whisk add the milk until smooth. Heat 1 tsp oil in your pancake pan pour in the batter to thinly coat the base of the pancake pan and fry for 2 minutes making sure you toss your pancake half way through. Keep repeating this process and you should make 8 pancakes.

My husbands favourite topping is chocolate orange. By heating 150ml double cream just to the boil then take off the heat and add 150g dark chocolate broken up and 2 tblsps grand marnier and then stir until smooth and pour over your pancakes.  If you have intolerances just use wheat gree or gluten free flour if dairy is a problem use you soya or oat milks etc and their are even egg substitutes available now so you don’t have to miss out on this annual feast.

Tell me what your favourite pancake topping is?