Brother Branham's Kitchen #5
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Brother Branham loved flapjacks (pancakes if you’re not from the south), and he loved his molasses. He never claimed to be much of a cook, but he sure could throw some flapjacks together on his hunting and fishing trips, baptize ‘em in some honey or molasses, and eat ‘em up. As you read the quote below, you'll see the simple, back-woods way Brother Branham went about making his flapjacks.
So up there one day, I had a little pup tent setting up. And I'm not a good cook. I couldn't boil water without scorching it. I'm telling you, I just... I just a bad cook. But I--I can cook flapjacks, or excuse me, I--I--I mean pancakes, you know. We--we call them. Well now, we call them everything. Out west, we call them "sweat pads." You know what a sweat pad is? Goes under the horses saddle, you know--you know.
And so we always called them, down in Kentucky, flapjacks. And 'course, really, they're pancakes. And you don't have to mix up anything, put a little of this powdered milk with them, mix them up, and pour them out, and... Of course, you all know that I'm a--was a Baptist, and I believe in immersing. I don't like to sprinkle them; I really like to pour it on them, you know, cover them up real good with honey. And I like honey, because that's good for Baptist moral, you know. They like John, you know, that eats the honey.
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Here is a complete recipe of some tasty flapjacks.
FLAPJACKS
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
PREPARATION:
- 1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Dig a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg, vanilla, and melted butter; mix with a wired whisk until smooth.
- 2. Heat a lightly-oiled griddle or frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
- 3. Baptize with honey or molasses
Serves eight (approx. 15 pancakes); Double the ingredients to double the serving size
Enjoy!