Pancakes the old-fashioned way

The British Library have just tweeted this pancake recipe from 1585. If you fancy a taste of the 16th century, here’s the same recipe made a touch more legible.

Ingredients

• A pint of thick cream
• Five egg yolks
• A handful of flour
• Two tablespoons of ale
• Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Ginger
• Butter

How to do it

1. Mix the cream, egg yolks, flour and ale in a bowl.
2. Season with a handful of sugar, a tablespoon of cinnamon and a pinch of ginger.
3. Melt a chunk of butter (about the size of your thumb) in a frying pan.
4. Ladle some of your mixture into the pan and make sure it spreads to the edges.
5. Fry over a low heat until one side is baked, then flip it over and bake the other side.