Murski Homestead B&B participated in the Great Pancake Flip Off contest this week on  Shrove Tuesday.  You may ask what is Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day…….Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday in Britain,  is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. ‘Shrove’ – as in Shrove Tuesday – stems from old English word ’shrive’, meaning ‘confess all sins’. It is called Pancake Day because it is the day traditionally for eating pancakes as pancake recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during the abstinence of Lent.   Now in the U.S., Pancake Day lasts all week, and why shouldn’t it as we all can agree that life needs more pancakes! 

We teamed up with  another local B&B,  friends Steve & Carmen Finn, of the Knittel House.  Steve made the delicious and utterly light buttermilk pancakes (you  can’t get more traditional in the South than  that), Carmen did the set  ups and kept us on track and I made the topping and syrup, Pan Fried Bananas with a  Roasted Pecan Brown Butter Syrup.  Everything was incredibly delicious and so much fun!   I have posted the recipe for the topping/syrup below.  Time to get rid of that store bought syrup and  experience a delicious homemade one  without any preservatives or additives….it is so easy and if you have any leftover just pour it over a store bought Angel Food Cake and top with ice cream!