I hosted a Pampered Chef cooking show a few weeks ago and purchased a Large Bar Pan. During the show, my consultant told us how we could cook bacon and pancakes on the bar pan. Well, I decided to take a shot and blog about my results.
The first thing I cooked was the bacon. I am amazed at how easy this was. Literally, put the bacon on the pan, put in a 425 oven for 15-20 minutes and you're done. The bacon does have to be put onto some paper towels to drain the grease, but I don't think I have ever made such straight bacon! It was delicious too.
Once the pan slightly cooled and I removed the grease, I cleaned the pan quickly and made the pancakes. I already had the pancake mix prepared while I was baking the bacon, so now it was time to cook. I poured the entire batch of pancake mix into the pan and put it in the oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes. When finished, I got one big pancake. I used a pizza cutter to cut squares out and served everyone breakfast at the same time.
A little thinner than I expected and they stuck a little to the bottom, but they did taste good. Actually, once I got the edge pieces out and used my little spatula, the pancakes came off the pan rather easily. They are a little light in color, but had I left them in the oven a little longer, I'm sure they would have browned more. But hey, they aren't black, and that's how my pancakes usually turn out.
The Real Test:
The kids liked the pancakes and the bacon and we enjoyed sitting down to breakfast together.
Ever heard the line, "Mom hasn't had a hot meal in 9 years?" Well, I can't seem to find the exact number from the movie A Christmas Story, but you get the idea. With this meal, I was able to bring out the pancakes and the bacon that had been left in my bottom oven warming, sit down and eat with my kids. By the time the meal was over, we still had some left that we can eat for breakfast on another day. Yum!
Wow! That looks great! I'm glad you blogged about this. I definitely had to see it to believe it:)
ReplyDeleteAnother fun idea is to bake the pancakes, then pull out your cookie cutters. The kids can all cut out the shape of pancakes that they want and make it really fun!
ReplyDeleteWow! Very cool! I would love to have a pan like that!
ReplyDeleteI love this pan! I've only had it for 2 weeks and I've used it 5 or 6 times already. French Fries, bacon, pancakes, chicken, biscuits, anything you would cook in a pan in the oven, can be cooked on this. One of the best things is nothing has to be flipped! I didn't flip the fries or even the pancakes. Everything has tasted great!
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