David Eyre's Pancake

David Eyre's "Hawaiian" Pancake 

A while back, the New York Times Food section asked readers for their all time favorite recipes.  The response was overwhelming, and this was one of the best.  We lived in Illinois at the time, but got the Sunday Times.  I made it immediately, as apparently did many others.  The next week, there came a retraction.  4 Tablespoons, not 8 of butter. The following week, more comments, mostly to the effect that 8 T. of butter was just fine, thank  you.  This is cheap to make but today for 4 people, I made three.  Two regular size, and a small half-size (2 T. of butter).  Please use real butter--stock up when it's on sale and freeze.  Freshly grated nutmeg is best, and for heaven's sake use an honest-to-god lemon, not store-bought lemon juice.  Yuck!  I just use  generous squeeze of lemon, and also, maybe somewhat less powdered sugar.  Experiment until you find the exact right proportion for your family.  Cast iron works best.  Flour, milk, and eggs.  What could be simpler?  

Here is the link to the recipe and some of the history, etc.  Life is good.  David Eyre's Pancake