Happy pancake day!
The tradition of pancake day was originally to clear out the cupboards of flour, sugar and other foods to prepare for lent, the time to give up a vice, a weakness for 40 days before Easter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday
Butter
Take 300ml of thickened double cream (not single cream, it won't whip) and use the beaters for 10 minutes until yellow and quite thick. It will be lumpy and a bit wet. Push moisture through a sieve until there is no more moisture, the butter will be less lumpy and more smooth and dense...you now have butter!
Pancakes (serves 2)
Take the buttermilk that was sieved from the butter (approximately 1/2 cup), add 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon of bi carb soda, 3/4 cup of sieved flour. Add 4 x small pancakes to a large lightly oiled pan on medium heat, turn over when edges are cooked (2 minutes each side). Repeat process (mixture makes 8 small pancakes).
Lemon curd
Take the rind and juice of 2 lemons, 175g of sugar, 115g butter and add to a saucepan on a medium heat. In a separate bowl, gently whisk 2 eggs then add to the mixture on the heat. Continuously stir mixture until it thickens (5 minutes) then turn down to a minimum heat for 1 further minute. Remove from heat and pour into hot, steralised jars.
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