Today at Cart Mill we have been celebration Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday. We have been busy baking and tasting pancakes as part of our daily snack.
In the morning, a small group of children worked together to follow a simple gluten and dairy free pancake recipe. Using their numeracy skills, they carefully measured the dry ingredients with scales and poured the wet ingredients into a jug, developing hand eye coordination, number recognition and teamwork skills.
Once everything was ready, Izumi kindly cooked the pancakes to perfection for everyone to enjoy.
Snack time was extra special as we got to taste our homemade pancakes alongside some fresh, tasty fruit. The children shared their thoughts — take a look at some of their comments:
“It’s Pancake Tuesday today!”
“We are having pancakes because it’s Pancake Day.”
“The pancakes are delicious!”
“I’m going to try them and see if I like it.”
“It tastes good!”
“I love pancakes.”
“I love pancakes with honey.”
What a wonderful way to celebrate the day while building life skills and trying new foods!
Why not have at home using our simple recipe
Ingredients (Makes 12 pancakes)
- 200 g gluten-free self-raising flour
- 1.5 tsp gluten-free baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 300 ml milk (dairy free if necessary)
- 2 large eggs
- vegetable oil for frying
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