Baking powder makes pancakes rise a little.
Companions of the author take to the pancake helm during a wilderness canoe trip.
three core ingredients, eggs, flour and milk. You also have the option of adding a little baking powder to raise the pancakes a little and make them fluffy. Some form of fat is needed for the pan at least.
the powder in with other dry ingredients before adding water, or to mix the milk powder with water then add this to the pancake mix. I prefer the latter as it provides more control over the consistency. So mix the powdered milk as per the instructions on the packet or tub. See below for amounts.
At home, we’d use fresh eggs and fresh milk to make our pancake mix. If you are living in a fixed camp, or making a vehicle-based trip, then you might have fresh eggs, at least to begin with. Less likely is fresh milk, as without a fridge it goes off quickly, especially in summer. UHT milk stores for a good amount of time and can be used too.
If you can’t carry fresh eggs, then you will have to resort to powdered eggs. These work perfectly well and I always try to add them on canoe trips in Canada, where powdered egg is easy to come by, even in camping stores. In other countries, powdered egg generally seems a lot harder to find in regular stores. I’m certainly not a body builder but I’ve found that body-building nutrition and supplement suppliers often carry powdered egg.
Campfire pancakes always seem to bring a smile.
Otherwise, we can use powdered milk. There is also powdered soya milk available these days too. You have two options with using powdered milk, to mix
Pancakes cook best on hot embers, rather than searing flames. - 33 -
