Batter Blaster

Well, this handy little invention changes everything:



Have you ever found yourself desiring pancakes, but found it too time consuming to make them? If you are a family of 2 (or 1 even), this very well may be a frequent occurrence. Making pancakes from scratch is just plain crazy for two people. Have you seen how they sell buttermilk? In huge containers. You'd have to make every meal from buttermilk for a week to not waste and by the end of it your heart might seize up from all that artery clogging goodness. Most box pancake mixes are easy, but often require an egg. I mean, how do you cut a recipe in half that includes one egg? Do you toss out half an egg? Scramble it up and serve 1/4 egg each as a side?

Enter the Batter Blaster. Organic Batter Blaster to be more specific. I didn't find this in the mega corporate super market next to the ho-hos and cheez whiz. It was at Whole Foods. In the refrigerated section of the produce aisle. I just had to try it. You could make pancakes or waffles with it!

Once I tried to make them, I learned that there is a trick to making them good and fluffy. The one great thing about Batter Blaster is that the pancakes are light, not heavy. So if you like a very cakey, heavy pancake that absorbs syrup and has a thick center, this isn't for you. I myself favor silver dollar pancakes. I know, it's like food that's doll sized, but about 3 silver dollars and I'm good to go, breakfast-wise.

For my first batch, I took off the cap and noticed it was exactly like a whipped cream can. Same nozzle and everything. You squeeze it and it pours out a thick (but not too thick) batter. Because it's lighter and thinner than my usual mix, I didn't pour enough batter onto the skillet.




These above should have been thicker. Also, when they get to this hole-y looking stage, you should turn them. If you let them go longer, you get this:

They tasted great, they just weren't great to look at, and well, they were holey! I think it's the baking soda in it that gets it to look so...bubbly.


A couple of batches later and I got the system down. I produced pancakes that were light, fluffy, but not full of holes or thin as paper. I don't have pictures because we wolfed them down immediately. I guess I'm recommending this, WT as it may be, because the worst thing about pancake breakfasts is the batter encrusted dishes you have to do afterwords.

If you want more info on the product and what's in it, etc. go to the website: batterblaster.com