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whiteorangeflower:
amuseoffyre:
ramonahblog:
amuseoffyre:
A few things to bear in mind about our lads in show canon.
Aziraphale has:
performed diabolical temptations regularly for well over a millennia
lied to Crowley, Gabriel and all the other angels at various times. And later, all the demons of Hell so convincingly he was allowed to walk out again
concealed information from his partner-in-crime on multiple occasions
recklessly wandered into danger for the sake of a pancake
spent years casually manipulating a demon into doing good deeds by sheer power of puppy-dog eyes
stood by and watched as said demon offed people on his behalf
genuinely tried to shoot Adam, if it had not been for Madame Tracy
Crowley has:
openly confessed his love for humanity
rescued an angel from death multiple times
performed divine miracles and blessings regularly for well over a millennia
loved kids and hated the idea of hurting them
never once lied to Aziraphale about anything that would cause him harm
patiently waited for his best friend in the world to realise exactly how much he loved him
absolutely trusted Aziraphale even with his life
still mourned his damnation when no one can see it
cried in a pub when his friend died and had a breakdown when his beloved car was wrecked
These two idiots, you guys!
Excuse you, OP, it was for the sake of crepes. Not pancakes. These are two different things. Aziraphale wandered into danger for crepes.
ok, while I may admit that it is a fit description, I do think the two are really different, at least from a cooking point of view.
a pancake needs to rest and rise - for there is some yeast in it, and even in these times of super-instant agents if it has time to rest the result will be better. If I want to make pancakes in the morning, I usually prepare the batter the night before, and in the moring, the consistency is just right. I want something that can absorb the syrup, after all, and increase in volume while cooking.
if I make a crepe, I will need to drastically change the eggs, flour and milk ratio, there will be no yeast and a minimum rest even if I made it with an electric whisk and not by hand - 10 to 15 minutes, just to let the sugars or salt melt. I want a liquid batter to let it run all over the pan, as thinly as possible. it will not absorb much, and it’s fine because I like mine with fresh fruits and a snowing of sugar.
and ok, even national geographic tells me crepes are a kind of pancakes:
“
The defining characteristic of the entire vast family of pancakes, however—from crepe to griddlecake, blini, bannock, and beyond—is flatness.”
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2014/05/21/hot-off-the-griddle-heres-the-history-of-pancakes/
but I do fear the french will make another revolution if we say they are the same, and even Aziraphale admits that he had to go to Paris to eat proper crepes:
You put yeast in your pancakes? Is that why US pancakes are so thick and fluffy? I’ve often wondered.
UK pancakes however don’t have yeast and are described here as
“very similar to thin French crepes and in no way resemble American-style breakfast pancakes. In the U.K., American pancakes are called "Scotch pancakes” or “drop scones.”
So yeah, it’s another case of “two nations divided by a common language.”
whiteorangeflower:
amuseoffyre:
ramonahblog:
amuseoffyre:
A few things to bear in mind about our lads in show canon.
Aziraphale has:
performed diabolical temptations regularly for well over a millennia
lied to Crowley, Gabriel and all the other angels at various times. And later, all the demons of Hell so convincingly he was allowed to walk out again
concealed information from his partner-in-crime on multiple occasions
recklessly wandered into danger for the sake of a pancake
spent years casually manipulating a demon into doing good deeds by sheer power of puppy-dog eyes
stood by and watched as said demon offed people on his behalf
genuinely tried to shoot Adam, if it had not been for Madame Tracy
Crowley has:
openly confessed his love for humanity
rescued an angel from death multiple times
performed divine miracles and blessings regularly for well over a millennia
loved kids and hated the idea of hurting them
never once lied to Aziraphale about anything that would cause him harm
patiently waited for his best friend in the world to realise exactly how much he loved him
absolutely trusted Aziraphale even with his life
still mourned his damnation when no one can see it
cried in a pub when his friend died and had a breakdown when his beloved car was wrecked
These two idiots, you guys!
Excuse you, OP, it was for the sake of crepes. Not pancakes. These are two different things. Aziraphale wandered into danger for crepes.
ok, while I may admit that it is a fit description, I do think the two are really different, at least from a cooking point of view.
a pancake needs to rest and rise - for there is some yeast in it, and even in these times of super-instant agents if it has time to rest the result will be better. If I want to make pancakes in the morning, I usually prepare the batter the night before, and in the moring, the consistency is just right. I want something that can absorb the syrup, after all, and increase in volume while cooking.
if I make a crepe, I will need to drastically change the eggs, flour and milk ratio, there will be no yeast and a minimum rest even if I made it with an electric whisk and not by hand - 10 to 15 minutes, just to let the sugars or salt melt. I want a liquid batter to let it run all over the pan, as thinly as possible. it will not absorb much, and it’s fine because I like mine with fresh fruits and a snowing of sugar.
and ok, even national geographic tells me crepes are a kind of pancakes:
“
The defining characteristic of the entire vast family of pancakes, however—from crepe to griddlecake, blini, bannock, and beyond—is flatness.”
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2014/05/21/hot-off-the-griddle-heres-the-history-of-pancakes/
but I do fear the french will make another revolution if we say they are the same, and even Aziraphale admits that he had to go to Paris to eat proper crepes:
You put yeast in your pancakes? Is that why US pancakes are so thick and fluffy? I’ve often wondered.
UK pancakes however don’t have yeast and are described here as
“very similar to thin French crepes and in no way resemble American-style breakfast pancakes. In the U.K., American pancakes are called "Scotch pancakes” or “drop scones.”
So yeah, it’s another case of “two nations divided by a common language.”