On 11/26/2017 6:22 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 26-Nov-2017, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> dozen eggs and prepared some oatmeal pancakes using buttermilk.
>> Instead
>> of faking them like I usually do, I looked up a recipe online
>> and
>> followed that. Maybe my glasses were dirty when I read it, but
>> I reread
>> it and saw the same thing. It seemed odd for it to call for 1
>> tsp.
>> almond extract. I was going to cut it back but decided to stick
>> with it.
>>
>> Well, the pancakes turned out well, other than being IMO
>> overwhelmed
>> with almond flavour. My wife and son loved them. I suggested
>> that next
>> time I will cut back on the almond or use vanilla, but they
>> insisted
>> they liked them like that. When I looked at the recipe later
>> on I
>> realized I had misread it. It was supposed to be vanilla
>> extract, not
>> almond. Now I am torn. They liked them more than I did, so
>> maybe I can
>> use half as much almond extract.

> If it were my dilemma, I'd split the batter before adding the
> extract; then, add the amount of almond they liked to one half
> (or whatever fraction) of the batter and vanilla to the batch for
> my pancakes.
>

That makes perfect sense.

Jill