Shamrock Pancakes

I don't know why, but I really love St. Patrick's Day. Perhaps it's because it's a significant day in about a man who brought Christianity to Ireland. Or maybe because green is my favorite color. =) But I really like to have fun with it. And as my kids get older I do more things with and for them about this day. Today I added Shamrock Pancakes to our day of celebration.

The shamrock was used as a symbol of the Holy Trinity; Father, Son and Holy Ghost. It's a cool way to describe the Trinity to preschoolers, or kids in general.

To make shamrock pancakes:

Ingredients:
1cup flour
1.5 tablespoon of sugar
2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt

1 cup milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
Green food coloring

Mix the dry ingredients together and the wet .. then combine.
Heat your skillet -- about 25 degrees below the normal setting for pancakes .. 300 degrees is what I did.

Draw an outline of a shamrock on the skillet to create a controlled border

After a few minutes fill in the shamrock .. I used green sprinkles to make it more fun for the kids.

Once the pancake is cooked about halfway through flip.

You'll see that there is a darker border around. This is why you want to have the skillet temp down because otherwise that delicate border would burn.
This part takes a little bit longer to cook because of the sugar crystals. But when it's done.....

 

You have a fun breakfast for your kids. :)

One thing that works best for designing ANYTHING for pancakes is to purchase some of those empty condiment bottles. They work like pens with pancake batter. :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!