Earth Pancakes

From Director Philip Hunt, Director of “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth.”

Ingredients

(Or cheat and use pancake mix…)

1. Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl.

2. Make a well in the centre, add the beaten egg and mix it up.

3. Whisk in the milk until you have a smooth, pourable batter…

4. Set aside HALF; this will be your OCEAN.

5. With the remaining batter, add a dab of brown food colouring - and a bit more flour to thicken the mix - this will be your LAND.

6. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.

7. Add some butter and swirl it around.

8. Cross your fingers.

9. With a spoon or pipette, dribble in the thicker, darker batter to create the continents.

10. Let it cook till it starts to set.

11. Be confident; it will all work out!

12. Then add the lighter batter to make the ocean.

13. Don't panic. I repeat DON’T PANIC.

14. When the pancake starts to bubble and curl, tease the edges with a spatula, flip and serve with Maple Syrup.

15. Or lemon if you are European and weird.

16. Berries are also acceptable.

17. And there you are - EARTH PANCAKES FOR EARTH DAY!

18. Repeat until you regret eating one too many.