It may come as no surprise to you, that we have a bit of an addiction to personalization. We, and by we I mean me, like to add a little personalization here, there and everywhere around Casa de Lockard…
from our stationery
to where the girls lay their heads at night
on our totes for the pool
and carring our books back to school.
On occasion I’ve been known to take this love to the griddle. This personal touch was something special my dad did for me on Saturday mornings during my childhood. Let’s just say I didn’t get my dad’s steady hand as he could do this with a spoon. So, for my personalized pancakes I need to solicit the help of one of my favorite kitchen accessories. Enter a little treasure I picked it up at Bed Bath and Beyond for a few dollars and snipped off the top for the ease of writing.
Step one
Make your favorite batter from scratch. After all, why spend all of this time personalizing pancakes for your loved ones and then fill them with ingredients you can’t pronounce or don’t know where they came from?
Step Two
Fill the pancake personalizer (you may remember his cousin that we use for sour cream), squeeze, and watch him go to work on the griddle.
There is a slight chance that I’ve entertained the idea of sending Elle and Maggie with a pancake monogram pinned to their school jumper. Hey, in this economy we have to find ways to cut back, no?
Step three…
You can make letters or write words–remember to write the words and letters backwards, unless your name is ELLE or should you have Oprah to breakfast you can fall back on the HARPO excuse. If you are looking to turn your message into a pancake, just write the message and then spoon batter over the wor(s) and flip once bubbles form.
This personalization is perfect for breakfast or one of our family favorites, breakfast for dinner.
Enjoy your personalized pancakes. Your friends and family will for sure!
