Harry Potter & Canadian Pancakes

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I decided to do a wee post about my Harry Potter antics as today marks the 15th year since we saw Dan, Rupert and Emma’s baby faces as Harry, Ron and Hermione. So, the other day a few of my friends and I had a Harry Potter and Canadian Pancakes day!! It started a couple of weeks ago while I was off with a bad back. I was feeling really poop about missing work and not being able to do very much so they came up with the marvellous idea to have a Harry Potter marathon… AMAZEBALLS RIGHT?!

The only issue is, which if any of you have tried to it, watching all the Harry Potter movies takes a VERY long time. The first day we didn't start until nearer 2 in the afternoon and only managed the first two movies - their faces are so cute! Cause of this we decided to have it as a weekly/fortnightly  event to eventually watch them all. Soooo, this week we decided to start it early in the morning and go for the day! At half past 10 I got a phone call saying my chummies Alice and Hannah were outside with all the stuff we would need for an awesome Harry Potter and Canadian Pancakes day - oh also should explain the reason for Canadian pancakes, Hannah is Canadian and she was making them.. simples! 

Now, something you should probably know about me - nothing is ever straightforward when I’m around. In this situation, I had no scales, very little milk and different sizes of eggs. Great start to the pancake making - buuuuut I did have BACON. Alice and Hannah, however, are very intuitive and work with what they’ve got, the result - thick Canadian pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. They were delicious!!.. Although very filling so we had plenty left over mixture to keep going back for. I’ll leave the recipe we used at the bottom of the post if you fancy trying to make them yourself! 

Image from: http://eatlikeagirl.com/2010/12/12/a-brunch-classic-american-style-pancakes-with-bacon-maple-syrup/

Once we were royally stuffed with our delicious pancakes and bacon - it came time for Harry Potter!! By this point in our weekly marathon we were onto The Goblet of Fire. This is one of my favourites and least favourite films of the lot. One thing we have to remember is, this was before Twilight so my crush on RPatz was allowed! Mmmmm Cedric (don’t act like you didn't see it too) - he was probably one of my first celebrity crushes, after my first and one true love the charming Mr Channing Tatum….

AAAnyway back to the film, if any of you haven't seen it - stop reading this right this second and go and watch it! PS, SPOILERS WILL BE COMING.

It is one of my favourite films as I think its where everything turns slightly darker in terms of the story line. We learn waaaay more about the dark man himself as well as seeing him for the first time in that spooky graveyard! I also love the story line before everything goes south for the Wizarding World. The Tri-Wizard Tournament. We meet a whole host of witches and wizards from different parts of the world all coming together to compete for the ultimate prize - “eternal glory”! Who wouldn't want that?! 

Long story short, witches or wizards from the three schools enter their names into this flaming goblet (a “Goblet of Fire” if you will) and it chooses 3 people from each school to compete for the shiny trophy. Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts, Viktor Krum from Durmstrang and Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons - then twist in the story - HARRY POTTER’s name comes fleeing out the goblet. Dumbledore was not impressed. They then go through 3 different challenges and figure out the clues for the next task. Harry helps Cedric, Cedric helps Harry - etc etc (good wee souls eh?) and they all get through the tournament to the final stage. There can, unfortunately, only be one winner and claim eternal glory. Another twist, shiny trophy turns out to be a return ticket to creepy grave yard with big bald bad man and friends, teachers turn into bad guys and Dumbledore is even more unimpressed. Seriously - so much frown face.

Oh and DAVID TENNANT APPEARS! NOMNOMNOM! 

So yeh, not much else happened that day as we were so entranced in the movie and eating pancakes but nevertheless is was great fun and to anyone who hasn't had a Harry Potter Marathon but loves HP, get yoself a group of friends or even just a blanket and enjoy! 

Hope you have enjoyed reading my slightly HP crazy post. If you have a HP day and/or try making some Canadian pancakes let me know either on Twitter (@bee_eilidh) or comment here!

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Recipe:

Rachel Allen’s PANCAKES WITH BACON AND MAPLE SYRUP

INGREDIENTS

Main

• 150 g self-raising flour

• 2 tbsp caster sugar

• 1 eggs, beaten lightly

• 150 ml milk

• 10 rashers bacon

METHOD

1. Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl, add the sugar and make a well in the centre. Whisk the egg and milk until blended and stir into the flour. 

2. Heat a heavy-based frying pan and turn the heat down to medium low. Add 25g butter, and when melted, drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture into the pan and cook for about two minutes, until bubbles appear on the surface. 

3. Turn the pancakes over and cook until they feel firm in the centre and the undersides are golden. 

4. Repeat with the rest of the mixture. Serve straight from the pan with crisp bacon rashers and a good drizzle of maple syrup. 

Link: http://goodfood.uktv.co.uk/recipe/pancakes-with-bacon-and-maple-syrup/