Why Do Pancakes Make People Happy?
Buck Hill Farm truly believes that pancakes are the best comfort food. In a time when social distancing and masks are required, cooking breakfast at home by making pancakes brings the immediate family together for a memory-filled pancake meal. Buck Hill Farms new cookbook Pancakes Make People Happy offers both traditional and innovative recipes. Pancakes are a classic breakfast item, but Buck Hill Farm insists that pancakes can be spiced up to enjoy at any time of day: breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and even as a snack or dessert!
Making any kind of pancake requires only a few ingredients and from there, it’s a simple process to go from batter to a delicious pancake(s) on your plate.
Taking your first bite into a fluffy pancake as a kid (or at any age) is an unforgettable and enjoyable experience that one does not forget. It is for that reason that pancakes remain popular among many adults, as it brings back memories from their childhood.
Pancakes are also enjoyed by many different cultures around the globe. There's always some kind of pancake item on the menu, although they do vary in taste and style. Take Canada for example; their Beavertails are a mixture between a pancake and a cinnamon sugar doughnut. Instead of being cooked on a griddle like a traditional American pancake, they are made with pancake batter and then deep fried like a doughnut, and lastly dipped in the cinnamon sugar. Another twist on a pancake, but yet very similar, is Mexico’s Hotcake. The difference between the American Buttermilk Pancake and Mexico’s Hotcake is that the Hotcake is infused with cinnamon and is a lot thicker than traditional pancakes. Almost everybody is able to identify with some kind of “pancake”.
Experienced cooks or not, pancakes can be prepared by all and customized to suit anyone’s diet.
The book Pancakes Make People Happy by Charlotte Collins, Sharon Collins, and Courtney Wade (see left) offers recipes for vegan, dairy free, gluten-free, or low-carb eaters. Making any kind of pancake requires only a few ingredients and from there, it’s a simple process to go from batter to a delicious pancake(s) on your plate.
It is our experience that pancakes make people happy when they are served at our Weekend Breakfasts (Sat. & Sun. 8am - 1pm). With our new cookbook Pancakes Make People Happy, we hope that it will bring smiles, memories, and good eats to all! You can purchase the book at the Farm’s Store or on our Website.
By: Michaela Eppich, Communications Intern at Buck Hill Farm