Banish burns on Pancake Day

Pancake Day is a great opportunity to have family fun flipping pancakes and creative time making fillings and toppings. But take care to avoid hazards such as burned fingers from touching the pan and burns to the hands and forearms from poorly flipped pancakes.

When figures were last compiled by the government they indicated cooking pancakes could send around 250 people to hospital, with the vast majority being children suffering burns from hot frying pans while trying their hand in the kitchen and mostly while tossing a pancake.

This year, protect yourself and your family with Antony Worrall Thompson’s extra long oven mitt that offers full protection to the hand and forearm – perfect for pancake flipping. And keep batter blobs and oil splashes at bay with Antony’s aprons which are fully adjustable to fit most adults and children.

The Antony Worrall Thompson kitchen linen range comes in four designs (Classic, Girano, Viva and Urban) and colours from classic black kitchen wear to contemporary red and black, or denim with ivory trim. All comply with the British Standard to ensure maximum protection against heat while maintaining functionality and style. Each item carries Antony’s signature for added professional inspiration in the kitchen.

Antony says: “Pancake Day is a great opportunity for family fun. Making the batter is a doddle for children and assembling their own fillings and toppings is always a hit. But do take care: cover up clothes, arms and hands and help children hold heavier pans. Another tip is to cook the pancakes on the rear hobs to avoid any accidents while children are close by the oven.”

How to buy
The AWT kitchen linen range can be found at branches of TK Maxx, Country Baskets, Big Label Company, Musgraves (Eire) and online at Awtonline.co.uk.
Prices are: Extra Long Mitt £4.49; Apron £5.99.

For Perfect Batter, Antony suggests…
Sift 175g of flour into a bowl and add a pinch of salt and 2tsp of caster sugar. Add two large free range eggs and one egg yolk and beat to combine. Mix 150ml of milk and 150ml of water and add this slowly, stirring until the batter is covered in bubbles. Allow it to stand in a cold place for one hour. This will make six large pancakes.

Try a new topping
Why not let the lemons and maple syrup have a rest this year and try this recipe instead from Antony’s new book, Real Family Food (Published by Mitchell Beazley priced £16.99 from all good book shops.)

Banana & Chocolate Fudge Sauce - Mix together 115g of cream cheese, 150g Greek yoghurt and 2 tbsp of runny honey. Set aside. Beat 115g unsalted butter with 115g of light muscovado sugar and 25g of cocoa powder. Place in a saucepan with 4 tbsp of golden syrup and 150ml of single cream. Over a medium heat, stir until it simmers and the sauce comes together. Once the pancakes are cooked, spread over the yoghurt filling, add chopped banana slices and roll up the pancake. Then drizzle over the chocolate fudge sauce!