Ma Gastronomie

Well, it's as close as we're going to get around here, anyway.

The preschool piazza at McKay's day care is putting together a cookbook for the fundraising auction. They're asking for the parents to "help with the words" and the kids are going to "make the pictures" (quoth McKay).

Here is our humble offering.

Daddy Cakes

Ingredients (Multiply this by the number of servings desired)

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt

Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F.

Select a baking pan or dish (once again, cast iron is king). Add the butter in pats on the bottom.

Calculate the number of servings and multiply the ingredients accordingly. In a blender, combine the egg(s), milk, flour and salt and blend until smooth. (Parent note: kids can break eggs! Let them drop them about two feet into a huge bowl. They will love doing it, and it is much easier to get shells out of egg than egg off of counter).

Heat baking vessel (with butter in it) in the oven until the butter is melted and the container is hot; watch carefully to avoid burning the butter.

Pour the batter into the heated baking pan or dish and return the pan to the oven. Cook until the pancake is well puffed and golden, about 12 minutes, or longer for larger pancakes or those with a thick layer of batter.

Serve immediately. When you make larger pancakes, cut them into wedges at the table.

Serve with maple syrup and cinnamon (or this heavenly stuff).