Perfect Pancakes in 10 Steps

Shrove Tuesday is just around the corner, and whether you’re giving something up for lent or not, we all like to indulge in pancake day.

From the traditional lemon sugar topping to the more creative – think chocolate spread, bananas and raisins….. you can’t beat a good pancake.

However ‘good’ is the key word and a good pancake can be hard to make if you’re not sure where to start. But fear not; simply follow this Fruit For The Office pancake recipe and you’ll be well on your way to deliciously light pancakes.

Makes 8 pancakes

                                                                                                           

Ingredients	Tools
100g plain flour	Non stick frying pan
2 eggs	Ladle
300ml semi skimmed milk	Sieve
2 tbsp of sunflower of vegetable oil	Whisk
Pinch of salt	Kitchen Roll
2tbsp melted butter

1. Sift all of the flour into a bowl holding the sieve a few inches above the bowl in order to get as much air into the flour as possible – this helps to make your pancakes floaty light. Add the salt, then make a small well in the middle of the flour

2. Break both eggs into the middle off the well, begin to whisk from the centre, bringing the flour into the centre from the outside. Keep whisking until a smooth thick paste has formed

3. Slowly add the milk, whisking continuously until you have a smooth batter the consistency of single cream

4. Melt the butter in the microwave or a pan, add the melted butter to the batter and stir in

5. Leave the mixture to rest for 10 minutes

6. Scrunch up some kitchen towel into a small ball, then dip one side into some cooking oil. Then wipe the oil across the bottom of your non stick pan, ensure than the entire base is covered with a thin film of oil then place the pan on the fire

7. When the pan is very hot take a ladle of the batter and place some in the centre of the frying pan. Tilt the pan around until the batter fills the whole pan. Tip - it's best to pour the batter into the pan in one go, so make sure your have enough in your laddle

8. Leave the pancake to cook on one side for 30 seconds or until the edges begin to look brown and a little crispy

9. Flipping – the easy way: Take a spatula and ease the pancake from the bottom of the pan. Lift up one side of the pancake, using the spatula, then in one swift movement flick your wrist to turn the pancake over. 

10. Leave for a another 30 seconds on the other side

Time to take it out, fill it up and enjoy!

Forbidden fruits!

We found this really interesting infographic featuring Forbidden Fruits from around the world. Don't worry though. We're not planning on slipping any of these forbidden fancies into your fruit boxes next week!

Infographic by Culinary Schools.org

Banish The Pink This Valentines Day

Not all girls are the hearts and flowers types and they certainly don’t all swoon for the colour pink.

So rather than sending the obligatory bunch of pink and red flowers to her office this year – why not go for a stylish fruit selection from Fruit For The Office. All Fruit For The Office gift baskets can be delivered direct to offices across Greater London.

Fruit For The Office can also include a special message for your loved one on this romantic day.

These beautiful fruit gifts are ideal for the men in your life too. Surprise him at work on the 14th of February with a delicious fruit and champagne basket.

Laurent Perrier Basket – £99.99

For a touch of pink, go for this Laurent Perrier Rose and Fruit Basket

Moet & Chandon Gift Basket - £79.99

Banish the pink all together and go for this luxurious Moet and Fruit Basket

Tropical Fruit Basket - £59.99

This abundant fruit basket is a great alcohol free option

Both of these gifts are delivered in fantastic sea grass baskets that can be kept for ever.

Order by 4.00pm on Monday 13^th to have to your fruit basket delivered on Valentines Day*.

*London offices only

Bramley Apple Week - Top 5 Recipes

This week we are celebrate another fruit fave. Bramley Apples

The Bramley Apple is commonly known as a cooking apple as, due to it’s sourness, it is usually used in sweet or savoury cooked dishes. Once cooked, Bramley Apples take on a lighter flavour and a golden colour. We've scoured the web to find some delicious Bramley Apple Recipes - here are the Fruit For The Office top 5

Apple Pie

You can’t have a blog post about Bramley Apples without mentioning the humble apple pie.

Apple Crisps

For a tangy snack try slicing some Bramley Apples and baking them in the oven

Apple Flapjacks

These homemade apple flapjacks would make the perfect office snack. Squirrel some apples out of your office fruit delivery and surprise your colleagues with a hearty snack

 Bangers and Bramley Mash

A tasty take on the classic pork and and apple combination

Bramley Apple and Frangipane Tart

Visit bramleyapples.co.uk for more recipes

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FRESH RANGE? What’s That?

From time to time you have may have seen the terms ‘FRESH Range’ and ‘FRESH 10’ thrown around on this blog. So we thought we’d take the time to explain exactly what the FRESH range is and why it’s the quickest and easiest fruit delivery option from Fruit For The Office.

Our FRESH Range boxes contains a deliciously fresh selection of classic hand held fruit. In a FRESH Range order, you can expect the following fruit.* We hope that the FRESH range provides something for everyone in one simple box.

• Bananas
• Green Apples
• Red Apples
• Pears
• Satsumas
• Nectarines
• Peaches

The smallest FRESH range box is the FRESH 10. That doesn’t mean it comes with 10 pieces of fruit. Actually, we suggest that the FRESH 10 is perfect for an office of around 10 people. It contains 45 pieces of fruit which means roughly a piece of fruit for everyone, everyday.

We recommend 1 or 2 orders of our FRESH 10 every week for an office of 10.

The FRESH 20 – as you’ve probably guessed is – contains 95 pieces of fruit and is perfect for an office of 20. This goes on and up to the FRESH 500.

So if you want an easy ordering option, just count heads and order the relevant FRESH box – simple as that!

*We source our fruit fresh from the market every morning. If our expert pickers consider something to under par that day, they will swap it for a suitable alternative

Office Snacking

 VS. 

You may want to give this a read before you reach for the office biscuit tin……..

A new survey has revealed that some women are consuming a whopping 650 calories every day in office snacks alone.

VouchersCodes conducted a survey and discovered that 87% of women asked admitted to snacking unhealthy snacks at their desks. The top naughty treats were chocolate, biscuits and crisps.

Once the calories were totted up, it was revealed that over half of the women questioned (51%) were consuming between 650 and 750 calories in snacks alone. This amounts to around a 3^rd of the daily recommended intake for a woman.

To make matters worse, most women claimed that it was boredom or being social that caused them to snack on sugary, fatty treats – not hunger.

Only 9% of women questioned were indulging in a reasonable amount of snacking, consuming 150 – 250 calories at their desks

By tucking in to your office fruit delivery and swerving the muffins, you can make sure that you are in that healthier 9%.

Fruity Sparkly Fashion

It’s been promising to snow all day so the ladies at Fruit HQ are in the mood for something bright and sparkly! So imagine our delight when we can across these absolute beauties!

This sparkly offerings are all designed by the fantastic Anya Hindmarch

Apple Glitter Embellished Keyring - £75.00

Pear Glitter Embellished Frame Clutch - £895.00

Apple Glitter Embellished Frame Clutch - £895.00

Pear Glitter Embellished Keyring -£75.00 

The apples and pears in your fruit delivery may not sparkle as much as these but we sure do hope they shine! 

Happy snow day (if it ever comes)! 

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