Tomorrow is Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday. Pancakes and doughnuts are associated with this, the day preceding Lent, because they were a way to use up rich foodstuffs such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. The liturgical fasting emphasized eating plainer food and refraining from food that would give pleasure: In many cultures, this means no meat, dairy, or eggs.

Just for fun, try this delicious grape-syruped pancake recipe:

 Grape Syruped Crepes Recipe

 Introduce these Grape Syruped Crepes to your yearning taste buds, they’ll not ask for anything else for a long time to come – perfect for Shrove Tuesday!

 Ingredients

 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1 ½ cups milk

2 eggs

1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon peel

2 teaspoons lemon juice

½ teaspoon vanilla

400g whipped cream cheese

1/3 cup chopped pecans

450g can frozen grape juice concentrate, thawed

4 teaspoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons sugar

 How to make Grape Syruped Crepes

 In mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, milk, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, lemon juice, and vanilla; beat till smooth.
Lightly grease a 6-inch skillet; heat.
Remove from heat; spoon in about 2 tablespoons batter.
Rotate pan so batter is spread evenly over bottom.
Return to heat; brown on one side only.
To remove, invert pan over paper toweling.
Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan occasionally.
Spread unbrowned side of each crepe with cream cheese and sprinkle with pecans.
Roll up.
In blazer pan of chafing dish gradually stir grape juice into cornstarch.
Add 1/2 cup water.
Cook quickly over direct heat, stirring constantly, till thickened and bubbly.
Stir in sugar and the remaining lemon peel.
Add filled crepes.
Heat through.
Garnish with additional shredded lemon peel, if desired.

 Enjoy with a glass of chilled Delheim Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest.

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