Pancakes are something I used to fear, because there were always so many recipes to choose from, and each one turned out slightly different. Sweet or savoury? Thick or thin? Brown or white? It got to a point where I would always pawn off the pancake-making to somebody else, until my dear friend, of Cullen Skink fame, gave me his foolproof, fail-safe recipe. I have used it countless times since, and it has never disappointed.