Friday, May 20, 2011

Pancake Art

I have been wanting to try this for months and just now am trying it. I am going to attempt Watermelon Pancakes!!! The directions are a little extensive but it is VERY simple. Thanks Jenni Price for the inspiration! http://jennipriceillustration.blogspot.com/



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Griddle or large skillet
Pam Cooking Spray
Large mixing bowl
Water
Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix (the just add water mix)
Electric mixer
Three Condiment Squirt Bottles (can be found at Walmart)
red and green food coloring
Paper Towels
Spatula
Spoons for mixing
Miniature chocolate chips
Measuring Cup
Toothpicks
Mixing cups
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Get out your large bowl and stir with a spoon 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp of pancake mix with ¾ cup of water.
You want your batter thick enough to “draw” with but not too much where it won’t squeeze out of the
squirt bottle (you can add more pancake mix if it's too runny). Grab your electric mixer and stir until
it's well blended. If you have too many lumps, they will clog up your squirt bottle. Divide up your
batter into three bowls. Refer to the above squirt bottle graphic for a rough idea on how much pancake
batter should be in each squirt bottle. I didnt use as much as they said to use for the food coloring. The green color needs 6 drops of food coloring, the red needs 13
drops of food coloring and the white doesn't have any coloring in it. Pour the batter slowly into the
squirt bottles making sure to keep paper towels handy for any drips.
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Spray your griddle with cooking spray but do not turn it on yet. Keep toothpicks nearby to release any
clogs in the squirt bottles.

Step One: For the wide slice, draw the Watermelon rind with the green batter. Because these are so
small, I suggest making several of them at the same time.

Step Two: Draw a second watermelon rind line with the white batter.

Step Three: Draw the watermelon top with the red batter.
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Step Four: For the watermelon wedge, draw the rind with the green batter. Again, since these are so
small, I suggest making several of them at the same time.

Step Five: Draw a second rind line with the white batter.

Step Six: Complete the watermelon wedge shape with the red batter.
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Step Seven and Eight: Turn on your griddle to the lowest heat setting (about 200 degrees) and let
the outlines cook. Wait until they seemed puffed up before continuing. These cooked outlines keep the
batter from spreading out so that the shape stays in place. Now turn off your griddle.

Step Nine:
Fill in the wedge with the red batter. Turn your griddle back on to 200 degrees and wait
to flip it until the pancake looks bubbly and loses most of it's shine.
Step Ten: Fill in the watermelon wide slice with the red batter and wait to flip it until the batter is
bubbly and looks mostly cooked. If you plan on making more watermelons, turn off your griddle and
start at step one again but wipe down your griddle with a paper towel and re-spray your griddle with
cooking spray when it has cooled slightly.

Step Eleven : Let the mini watermelons cool a little bit then decorate with mini chocolate chips.

These are mine!!!

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