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FLIP YOUR WAY TO PERFECTION WITH PANCAKE PANS FROM THE GREENPAN COPENHAGEN AND BARCELONA PRO RANGES

Whether you’re preparing for pancake day, or brunch, discover the best pans, right here …

GreenPan was developed by two childhood friends, Jan Helskens and Wim De Veirman, in Belgium in 2007. Having discovered that when overheated, traditional non-stick pans release toxic substances into the air, and into your food, they embarked on a mission to create a healthy non-stick alternative.

GreenPan is the pioneer of world-leading Thermolon™ PFAS-free ceramic non-stick cookware. Compared with traditional non-stick, the superior quality coating offers outstanding cooking performance without harmful ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFAS, delivering outstanding cooking results.

We’re in love with the GreenPan Copenhagen Pancake pans and having recently perfected my crepe recipe I was excited to upgrade my pan.

The GreenPan Copenhagen Pancake Pan, 28cm RRP £68 – has a healthy Thermolon™ Infinity Pro PFAS-free ceramic non-stick coating enhanced with a layer of diamond crystals for intensive daily use, Scratchguard™ technology to make the coating more durable and metal utensil safe, and a brushed stainless steel riveted handle which contrasts with the black finish. Guarantees even heat distribution on all stovetops, including induction, and oven safe up to 220°C.

The GreenPan Barcelona Pro Pancake Pan in 24cm RRP £80 and 28cm RRP £85 – has the latest Thermolon™ PFAS-free Infinite8 ceramic non-stick coating with diamond crystals, Scratchguard™ technology, rivet-less interior (to avoid trapped food) and a Pro-Tec reinforced rim which won’t chip if tapped with a spoon The BalancePro™ base stays perfectly flat when heated (which means less fat is required) and the timeless pitch black design contrasts elegantly with the cast stainless steel handle.

The GreenPan range is available from greenpan.co.uk, John Lewis and hartsofstur.com

Im also keen to attempt to make this creation provided by GreenPan, though if you’re like me and my house mate we always get too impatient and start eating our pancakes as soon as they’re cooked!

Pancake Pie

Ingredients

For the pancakes:

300g plain flour

3 eggs

750ml milk

3 vanilla pods

60g butter

Salt

Oil for frying

For the filling:

375ml double cream

187g sugar

750g mascarpone

For the chocolate ganache:

250g dark chocolate, diced

250ml double cream

3 tbsp butter

Pancake Method

• Put the flour, eggs and milk into a bowl, whisk to a smooth batter

• Slice open the vanilla pods lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds with a knife, add to the butter and stir well

• Melt the butter over a low heat, the pour it into the batter along with a pinch of salt

• Add a dash of oil to your GreenPan non-stick pan, heat it up until it’s nice and warm and start cooking those pancakes

Filling Method

• Pour the cream and sugar into a bowl, then whip until airy and fluffy

• Spoon the mascarpone into the whipped cream and mix until there are no more lumps

Chocolate Ganache Method

• Place the chocolate and cream in a bowl. Melt the contents of the bowl by heating it in a bain-marie

• Stir the melted chocolate and cream to create a smooth sauce, then mix in 3 tbsp of the butter

Pie Method

• Drape a pancake onto a plate and spread an even layer of filling over it. Add another pancake on top,

smoothing out more filling over it. Continue that way until you’ve created a pretty stack

• Drizzle the chocolate ganache over your stack of pancakes

• Decorate by pipping whipped cream on top

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