Transcript: Pancakes
The theme song plays.
Doors with show logo slide open. The logo shows a banana and a yellow triangle with black stripes.
A clip shows images of Link making recipes in the kitchen. Link is in his twenties, with short wavy black hair. He wears a black T-shirt with a print on the front.
Pop Star Link appears behind a D.J. tray with tomato slices as records.
Pop Star Link is in his twenties, with short wavy brown hair. He wears an unbuttoned black shirt over a white T-shirt, a purple hat and a headset.
Captain Cook appears on a pirate ship clashing spoons with a skeleton.
Captain Cook has a beard, long braided hair, and wears a pirate hat.
An animated Link rides a bike across the screen.
I.Q pops up in the lab. She is in her twenties, with long wavy brown hair in a ponytail. She wears a white T-shirt with a print on the front.
Detective Link appears in an interrogation room. He wears a beige coat and a black hat.
Chip Dippington appears behind a desk. He wears a suit and a headset and hold notes.
Gastro Bob pops up on top of a plant. He has curly white hair and wears a lab coat.
Then, Secret Agent Man blasts off. He is bald and wears a dark suit and sunglasses.
Now animated Link mixes substances in a flask and the flask explodes.
The logo of the show appears with the title "Gastro Blast" in blue letters.
The curtain rolls and the announcer says FOR TODAY'S RECIPE,
LINK WILL BE JOINED BY:
IQ,
GASTRO BOB,
AND BACKED UP AS ALWAYS BY:
GUINEA PAGE AND THE
ANIMAL CRACKERS!
A band of animals appears on stage. A duck plays the drums, a rabbit plays the keyboards, a white and gray rodent plays the guitar and brown rodent sings.
(music plays)
I.Q and Gastro Bob pop up inside bubbles on the screen.
In the kitchen, Link says TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE APPLE OATMEAL PANCAKES,
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED...
The ingredients pop up on the kitchen counter top.
Link says 1 MEDIUM APPLE;
2 EGGS;
HALF A TEASPOON
OF FINE SEA SALT;
HALF A TEASPOON OF CINNAMON;
1 TABLESPOON OF HONEY;
2 TABLESPOONS OF BUTTER;
ONE QUARTER CUP OF
ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR;
A QUARTER CUP OF
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR;
1 TABLESPOON OF BAKING POWDER;
1 CUP OF PLAIN YOGURT;
1 CUP OF MILK;
AND 1 QUARTER CUP OF
ROLLED OATS,
WE'RE USING THE LARGE
FLAKE OLD-FASHIONED KIND.
USUALLY WHEN
YOU'RE MAKING PANCAKES
YOU MIX ALL YOUR DRY
INGREDIENTS IN ONE BOWL,
AND ALL YOUR WET INGREDIENTS
IN ANOTHER BOWL.
BUT WITH OUR APPLE
OATMEAL PANCAKES
THERE'S A FEW ADDITIONAL STEPS.
THESE ROLLED
OATS AREN'T THE QUICK-COOKING,
INSTANT KIND.
SO WE'LL LET THEM SOAK IN
OUR YOGURT, MILK, AND HONEY.
SO LET'S START BY MIXING
TOGETHER OUR YOGURT,
MILK AND HONEY.
(music plays)
As he mixes all the ingredients in a bowl, the guitarist plays a tune.
Link says NOW WE'LL
ADD OUR ROLLED OATS.
THE OATS ARE GONNA
ABSORB THE LIQUID,
WHILE WE PREPARE THE
REST OF OUR RECIPE.
WE'RE GONNA
USE THE WHOLE APPLE,
SO THERE'S NO NEED TO PEEL IT.
IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO USE
THE WHOLE OF A FOOD.
WE'RE GONNA GRATE IT.
AND I KNOW THE PERSON WITH
THE PERFECT KITCHEN UTENSIL!
[WHISPERING] SECRET AGENT MAN!
SECRET AGENT MAN?
[LASER SFX]
Secret Agent Man takes a pipette out of his pocket and drops some liquid on a grater on a table. The grater appears on the counter top.
Link says THIS'LL DEFINITELY
DO THE TRICK!
THANKS, [WHISPERING]
SECRET AGENT MAN!
A GRATER!
(music plays)
Pop Star link says HEY, LINK, WE GOTTA KNOW...
In a different outfit, Pop Star Link says PLEASE EXPLAIN...
In yet another outfit, Pop Star Link says TELL US
THEN, WHAT'S A GRATER?
Link says SURE.
A GRATER IS A
HANDY KITCHEN TOOL.
THAT SHREDS YOUR FOODS
LIKE APPLES OR CHEESES
WHEN YOU SLIDE IT
AGAINST ITS SIDE.
BUT BE CAREFUL!
IF IT'S SHARP ENOUGH TO GRATE
YOUR FOOD, YOU CAN GET HURT!
IN A LARGE BOWL,
WE'LL COMBINE OUR WHOLE
WHEAT AND ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR.
(music plays)
OUR SALT,
AND CINNAMON.
THIS
IS BAKING POWDER.
THIS ONE TABLESPOON
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT,
BUT IT HAS THE ABILITY TO RISE
AMONGST ALL THESE INGREDIENTS!
[MANIACAL LAUGHTER]
Link says WHAT'S
THE SCOOP, I.Q.?
A slate appears with a test tube for an "I" and a "Q" in purple.
In the lab, I.Q. says WELL, LINK.
BAKING POWDER IS GREAT FOR
PUTTING A RISE IN DOUGHS AND
BATTERS, FOR QUICK BREADS,
BISCUITS, CAKES, AND OF COURSE,
PANCAKES!
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S A
KIND OF LEAVENING AGENT.
Secret Agent Man blasts off and cracks the ceiling.
[ROCKET BLAST]
[CRASH]
I.Q. says BY AGENT, I DON'T MEAN A
SPY OR SOMEONE UNDERCOVER.
BY AGENT, I MEAN A SUBSTANCE
THAT ACTS IN A PARTICULAR WAY.
BAKING POWDER IS A LEAVENING
AGENT BECAUSE THE SUBSTANCE ACTS
BY LIFTING OTHER INGREDIENTS.
Link says SPEAKING OF INGREDIENTS,
I'VE TAKEN LOTS OF CARE TO SOAK
OUR OATS AND SHRED OUR APPLES.
IT'D BE A SHAME TO MIX ALL
OUR INGREDIENTS TOGETHER
AND DISCOVER THAT OUR
BAKING POWDER HAS EXPIRED
AND LOST ITS LEAVENING ABILITY.
HEY GASTRO BOB,
IS THERE A WAY TO CHECK IF OUR
BAKING POWDER STILL HAS ITS
"POW" AND CAN DO ITS JOB?
Gastro Bob appears in the kitchen and says YOU KNOW
HOW, LINK; WITH SCIENCE!
Link says YOU'RE RIGHT, GASTRO BOB.
LET'S TEST THE POWER OF OUR
LEAVENING AGENT: BAKING POWDER!
Gastro Bob says PREPARE
FOR EXPERIMENTATION!
Link says WE'LL ADD ONE
TEASPOON OF BAKING POWDER.
Gastro Bob says AND TO IT, WE'LL
ADD A LITTLE BIT OF WATER.
(music plays)
Gastro Bob says IT'S BUBBLING!
IT'S FIZZLING!
AHA!
(music plays)
Link says IT STOPPED BUBBLING.
Gastro Bob says NOW ADD
SOME HEAT, LINK!
Link says OKAY, WE'LL PUT IT IN THE
MICROWAVE FOR 15 TO 20 SECONDS.
(music plays)
Gastro Bob says IT'S BUBBLING!
IT'S FIZZLING AGAIN!
Link says THE HEAT MADE THE BAKING
POWDER START BUBBLING AGAIN.
Link says WHAT MADE
THAT HAPPEN, I.Q.?
I.Q. says BAKING POWDER
IS A COMBINATION
OF A BASE AND AN ACID.
IN THEIR DRY, POWDERED
FORM, THEY WON'T REACT.
BUT WHEN YOU ADD LIQUID, THOSE
TWO POWDERY INGREDIENTS
CREATE A CHEMICAL REACTION.
THE BUBBLING YOU'RE
SEEING IS CARBON DIOXIDE,
IT'LL HELP LIFT YOUR BATTER
SO YOU GET LIGHT AND
FLUFFY PANCAKES.
MOST BAKING POWDERS YOU FIND AT
THE GROCERY STORE ARE WHAT WE
CALL "DOUBLE ACTING."
THE FIRST "ACT" IN
"DOUBLE ACTING" COMES
WHEN YOU ADD LIQUID.
YOU GET THAT INSTANT BUBBLING.
says THEN, AFTER YOU
GIVE IT HEAT,
THE BAKING POWDER WILL BUBBLE
UP AGAIN FOR YOUR SECOND "ACT."
THAT'S WHAT WE
MEAN BY "DOUBLE ACTING."
IT GIVES YOU SOME LEAVENING WHEN
YOU STIR UP YOUR BATTER
AND SOME LEAVENING AGAIN WHEN
YOU COOK YOUR BATTER.
Pop Star Link sings IT'S DOUBLE ACTING.
DOUBLE, DOUBLE, DOUBLE ACTING
In a different outfit, Pop Star Link sings AND THAT'S
WHAT BAKING POWDER IS,
MY FRIEND!
Link says SO, THE BAKING
POWDER DOES THE LIFTING.
WITHOUT IT, YOU'LL HAVE A CASE
OF THE "BADLY BEHAVING BATTER!"
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DETECTIVE?
In an interrogation room, Detective Link says, a table holds a plate full of pancakes.
Detective Link says FLAT AND FLABBY.
THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR PANCAKES!
DETECTIVE
Link says I SEE NO
EVIDENCE OF BUBBLES.
SO EITHER THE PANCAKES DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH LEAVENING AGENT
LIKE BAKING POWDER.
OR THE BAKING
POWDER WAS EXPIRED.
OR THE PANCAKE BATTER
SAT AROUND FOR TOO LONG
BEFORE IT WAS COOKED.
THE MORAL OF THIS SAD
STATE OF AFFAIRS IS:
IF YOU WANT LIGHT
AND FLUFFY PANCAKES,
YOU WANT THE DOUBLE
ACTION OF BAKING POWDER
TO DO DOUBLE
DUTY IN YOUR BATTER.
Back in the kitchen, Link says NOW THAT WE KNOW OUR
BAKING POWDER IS WORKING,
WE'LL ADD IT TOO OUR MIXTURE,
AND CONTINUE WITH OUR RECIPE.
WE'LL
WHISK TOGETHER OUR EGGS.
The duck plays the drums.
Link says WE'LL ADD THEM,
AND OUR MELTED BUTTER,
TO OUR YOGURT AND MILK MIXTURE.
NOW ONTO
OUR DRY INGREDIENTS.
WE'LL LIGHTLY MIX THEM
UNTIL THEY'RE ALL COMBINED.
The rabbit plays the keyboards.
Link says WHEN MAKING A BATTER,
IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO DO AS FEW
STROKES AS POSSIBLE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A LUMPY
BATTER MEANS A LIGHT BATTER.
I.Q. says THAT'S BECAUSE FLOUR HAS
PROTEINS IN IT CALLED GLUTEN.
GLUTEN BECOMES ACTIVATED
WHEN LIQUID IS ADDED.
NOW, IF WE WERE MAKING BREAD,
THAT GLUTEN WOULD GIVE US THE
CHEWY FIRM TEXTURE WE LIKE.
BUT WE WANT FLUFFY,
TENDER PANCAKES.
SO THE LESS YOU STIR,
THE LESS GLUTEN DEVELOPS.
Link says THANKS FOR THE TIP, I.Q.
WE HAVE ONE MORE INGREDIENT
TO ADD TO OUR MIXTURE:
APPLES!
I'M GONNA USE A
LARGE SPATULA TO FOLD THEM IN.
He adds the grated apples to the mix.
Link says WHEN YOU WANT
TO ADD SOMETHING TO A MIXTURE,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DISTURB
THE BUBBLES MADE FROM BAKING
POWDER, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO USE
A SPATULA INSTEAD OF A WHISK.
THE SPATULA LIFTS,
INSTEAD OF STIRS.
(music plays)
Link says BEFORE WE GET COOKING,
LET'S GET CLEANING!
BUT WE DON'T WANT OUR BATTER TO
SIT FOR TOO LONG,
SO LAB RAT, SPEED DIAL PLEASE!
(music plays)
Lab Rat speeds up the time.
The band plays as Link cleans up the kitchen.
(music plays)
Link says WE'RE READY TO
MAKE OUR PANCAKES!
I'VE BEEN HEATING THIS LARGE
SKILLET OVER MEDIUM HEAT.
WE'LL ADD SOME OIL...
AND JUST LIKE WE
TESTED OUR BAKING POWDER TO MAKE
SURE IT WAS STILL ACTIVE, WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE SURE OUR SKILLET
IS AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE.
HOW?
BY MAKING A QUARTER-SIZED
PANCAKE AS A TEST.
IF THE
SKILLET'S TOO HOT,
THE SIDES OF YOUR
PANCAKE WILL BURN
BEFORE THE INSIDES GET COOKED.
IF YOUR SKILLET'S
NOT HOT ENOUGH, WELL,
YOU REMEMBER HOW WHEN WE ADDED
HEAT TO THE BAKING POWDER
AND IT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AGAIN?
YOU WANT YOUR SKILLET JUST
HOT ENOUGH TO GET IT TO...
Pops Star Link sings DOUBLE,
DOUBLE, DOUBLE ACTING!
Link says IT SHOULD TAKE
ABOUT A MINUTE PER SIDE
FOR A SMALL PANCAKE
OF THIS SIZE.
(music plays)
Link says IT'S GOLDEN
BROWN, AND LOOKS FLUFFY.
OUR SKILLET'S AT THE
PERFECT TEMPERATURE!
(music plays)
Link says WE WANT ALL OUR PANCAKES
TO BE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE,
SO THEY HAVE THE
SAME COOKING TIME.
ABOUT A QUARTER CUP
OF BATTER SHOULD DO!
He pours the batter on the pan.
Link says YOU WANT TO LEAVE
ROOM BETWEEN YOUR PANCAKES
BECAUSE THE BATTER
WILL SPREAD OUT.
EACH SIDE SHOULD TAKE ABOUT
2-3 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE BOTTOM
BEGINS TO GOLDEN AND THE
BUBBLES AT THE TOP BEGIN TO POP.
MY SKILLET ISN'T
LARGE ENOUGH TO COOK
ALL THE PANCAKES AT ONCE,
SO WE'LL PUT THE COOKED
PANCAKES INTO THE OVEN,
THAT I PREHEATED
TO 200 DEGREES.
I PLACED A WIRE RACK ON
TOP OF A BAKING SHEET.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE HEAT TO
CIRCULATE AROUND THE PANCAKES.
IF WE STACK THEM, THE WARMTH AND
THE MOISTURE WILL CREATE STEAM
AND DEFLATE THOSE
WONDERFUL AIR BUBBLES.
AND WE WANT FLUFFY PANCAKES,
NOT SPONGY ONES, RIGHT?
NOW WE'RE READY TO FLIP!
(music plays)
Link says YES!
A slate reads "Gastro News."
Chip Dippington says HELLO GASTROBLASTERS!
WHO KNEW THAT APPLE OATMEAL
PANCAKES COULD SING WITH "ING."
WE HAD THE SOAKING OF ROLLED
OATS, THE GRATING OF APPLES,
THE LEAVENING OF DOUBLE
ACTING BAKING POWDER,
AND THE FOLDING OF BATTER.
AND OF COURSE THE
FLIPPING OF PANCAKES.
I CAN
GUESS THE NEXT "ING":
IS EATING AND ENJOYING THROWN
IN WITH SOME OOHING AND AHHING!
OR MY NAME ISN'T
CHIP DIPPING-TON!
Link says WHO WANTS PANCAKES?!
Gastro Bob says I DO!
Pop Star Link sings DOUBLE
DOUBLE STACK FOR MEEEEE!
Link says OUR RECIPE MAKES
ABOUT A DOZEN PANCAKES,
WHICH IS ENOUGH TO SERVE
ABOUT 4 TO 6 PEOPLE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
MINE WITH MAPLE SYRUP.
He tastes the pancakes.
Link says MMM!
In the lab, Link says THANKS FOR
YOUR HELP TODAY IQ!
I.Q. says NO PROBLEM LINK!
THANKS FOR THE LUNCH!
They do a cool hand shake and say GASTROBLAST!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Producer, Alicia Hamilton.
Director, Justin Dyck.
Written by Betty Quan.
Brain Power studio.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Doors with show logo slide open. The logo shows a banana and a yellow triangle with black stripes.
A clip shows images of Link making recipes in the kitchen. Link is in his twenties, with short wavy black hair. He wears a black T-shirt with a print on the front.
Pop Star Link appears behind a D.J. tray with tomato slices as records.
Pop Star Link is in his twenties, with short wavy brown hair. He wears an unbuttoned black shirt over a white T-shirt, a purple hat and a headset.
Captain Cook appears on a pirate ship clashing spoons with a skeleton.
Captain Cook has a beard, long braided hair, and wears a pirate hat.
An animated Link rides a bike across the screen.
I.Q pops up in the lab. She is in her twenties, with long wavy brown hair in a ponytail. She wears a white T-shirt with a print on the front.
Detective Link appears in an interrogation room. He wears a beige coat and a black hat.
Chip Dippington appears behind a desk. He wears a suit and a headset and hold notes.
Gastro Bob pops up on top of a plant. He has curly white hair and wears a lab coat.
Then, Secret Agent Man blasts off. He is bald and wears a dark suit and sunglasses.
Now animated Link mixes substances in a flask and the flask explodes.
The logo of the show appears with the title "Gastro Blast" in blue letters.
The curtain rolls and the announcer says FOR TODAY'S RECIPE,
LINK WILL BE JOINED BY:
IQ,
GASTRO BOB,
AND BACKED UP AS ALWAYS BY:
GUINEA PAGE AND THE
ANIMAL CRACKERS!
A band of animals appears on stage. A duck plays the drums, a rabbit plays the keyboards, a white and gray rodent plays the guitar and brown rodent sings.
(music plays)
I.Q and Gastro Bob pop up inside bubbles on the screen.
In the kitchen, Link says TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE APPLE OATMEAL PANCAKES,
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED...
The ingredients pop up on the kitchen counter top.
Link says 1 MEDIUM APPLE;
2 EGGS;
HALF A TEASPOON
OF FINE SEA SALT;
HALF A TEASPOON OF CINNAMON;
1 TABLESPOON OF HONEY;
2 TABLESPOONS OF BUTTER;
ONE QUARTER CUP OF
ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR;
A QUARTER CUP OF
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR;
1 TABLESPOON OF BAKING POWDER;
1 CUP OF PLAIN YOGURT;
1 CUP OF MILK;
AND 1 QUARTER CUP OF
ROLLED OATS,
WE'RE USING THE LARGE
FLAKE OLD-FASHIONED KIND.
USUALLY WHEN
YOU'RE MAKING PANCAKES
YOU MIX ALL YOUR DRY
INGREDIENTS IN ONE BOWL,
AND ALL YOUR WET INGREDIENTS
IN ANOTHER BOWL.
BUT WITH OUR APPLE
OATMEAL PANCAKES
THERE'S A FEW ADDITIONAL STEPS.
THESE ROLLED
OATS AREN'T THE QUICK-COOKING,
INSTANT KIND.
SO WE'LL LET THEM SOAK IN
OUR YOGURT, MILK, AND HONEY.
SO LET'S START BY MIXING
TOGETHER OUR YOGURT,
MILK AND HONEY.
(music plays)
As he mixes all the ingredients in a bowl, the guitarist plays a tune.
Link says NOW WE'LL
ADD OUR ROLLED OATS.
THE OATS ARE GONNA
ABSORB THE LIQUID,
WHILE WE PREPARE THE
REST OF OUR RECIPE.
WE'RE GONNA
USE THE WHOLE APPLE,
SO THERE'S NO NEED TO PEEL IT.
IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO USE
THE WHOLE OF A FOOD.
WE'RE GONNA GRATE IT.
AND I KNOW THE PERSON WITH
THE PERFECT KITCHEN UTENSIL!
[WHISPERING] SECRET AGENT MAN!
SECRET AGENT MAN?
[LASER SFX]
Secret Agent Man takes a pipette out of his pocket and drops some liquid on a grater on a table. The grater appears on the counter top.
Link says THIS'LL DEFINITELY
DO THE TRICK!
THANKS, [WHISPERING]
SECRET AGENT MAN!
A GRATER!
(music plays)
Pop Star link says HEY, LINK, WE GOTTA KNOW...
In a different outfit, Pop Star Link says PLEASE EXPLAIN...
In yet another outfit, Pop Star Link says TELL US
THEN, WHAT'S A GRATER?
Link says SURE.
A GRATER IS A
HANDY KITCHEN TOOL.
THAT SHREDS YOUR FOODS
LIKE APPLES OR CHEESES
WHEN YOU SLIDE IT
AGAINST ITS SIDE.
BUT BE CAREFUL!
IF IT'S SHARP ENOUGH TO GRATE
YOUR FOOD, YOU CAN GET HURT!
IN A LARGE BOWL,
WE'LL COMBINE OUR WHOLE
WHEAT AND ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR.
(music plays)
OUR SALT,
AND CINNAMON.
THIS
IS BAKING POWDER.
THIS ONE TABLESPOON
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT,
BUT IT HAS THE ABILITY TO RISE
AMONGST ALL THESE INGREDIENTS!
[MANIACAL LAUGHTER]
Link says WHAT'S
THE SCOOP, I.Q.?
A slate appears with a test tube for an "I" and a "Q" in purple.
In the lab, I.Q. says WELL, LINK.
BAKING POWDER IS GREAT FOR
PUTTING A RISE IN DOUGHS AND
BATTERS, FOR QUICK BREADS,
BISCUITS, CAKES, AND OF COURSE,
PANCAKES!
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S A
KIND OF LEAVENING AGENT.
Secret Agent Man blasts off and cracks the ceiling.
[ROCKET BLAST]
[CRASH]
I.Q. says BY AGENT, I DON'T MEAN A
SPY OR SOMEONE UNDERCOVER.
BY AGENT, I MEAN A SUBSTANCE
THAT ACTS IN A PARTICULAR WAY.
BAKING POWDER IS A LEAVENING
AGENT BECAUSE THE SUBSTANCE ACTS
BY LIFTING OTHER INGREDIENTS.
Link says SPEAKING OF INGREDIENTS,
I'VE TAKEN LOTS OF CARE TO SOAK
OUR OATS AND SHRED OUR APPLES.
IT'D BE A SHAME TO MIX ALL
OUR INGREDIENTS TOGETHER
AND DISCOVER THAT OUR
BAKING POWDER HAS EXPIRED
AND LOST ITS LEAVENING ABILITY.
HEY GASTRO BOB,
IS THERE A WAY TO CHECK IF OUR
BAKING POWDER STILL HAS ITS
"POW" AND CAN DO ITS JOB?
Gastro Bob appears in the kitchen and says YOU KNOW
HOW, LINK; WITH SCIENCE!
Link says YOU'RE RIGHT, GASTRO BOB.
LET'S TEST THE POWER OF OUR
LEAVENING AGENT: BAKING POWDER!
Gastro Bob says PREPARE
FOR EXPERIMENTATION!
Link says WE'LL ADD ONE
TEASPOON OF BAKING POWDER.
Gastro Bob says AND TO IT, WE'LL
ADD A LITTLE BIT OF WATER.
(music plays)
Gastro Bob says IT'S BUBBLING!
IT'S FIZZLING!
AHA!
(music plays)
Link says IT STOPPED BUBBLING.
Gastro Bob says NOW ADD
SOME HEAT, LINK!
Link says OKAY, WE'LL PUT IT IN THE
MICROWAVE FOR 15 TO 20 SECONDS.
(music plays)
Gastro Bob says IT'S BUBBLING!
IT'S FIZZLING AGAIN!
Link says THE HEAT MADE THE BAKING
POWDER START BUBBLING AGAIN.
Link says WHAT MADE
THAT HAPPEN, I.Q.?
I.Q. says BAKING POWDER
IS A COMBINATION
OF A BASE AND AN ACID.
IN THEIR DRY, POWDERED
FORM, THEY WON'T REACT.
BUT WHEN YOU ADD LIQUID, THOSE
TWO POWDERY INGREDIENTS
CREATE A CHEMICAL REACTION.
THE BUBBLING YOU'RE
SEEING IS CARBON DIOXIDE,
IT'LL HELP LIFT YOUR BATTER
SO YOU GET LIGHT AND
FLUFFY PANCAKES.
MOST BAKING POWDERS YOU FIND AT
THE GROCERY STORE ARE WHAT WE
CALL "DOUBLE ACTING."
THE FIRST "ACT" IN
"DOUBLE ACTING" COMES
WHEN YOU ADD LIQUID.
YOU GET THAT INSTANT BUBBLING.
says THEN, AFTER YOU
GIVE IT HEAT,
THE BAKING POWDER WILL BUBBLE
UP AGAIN FOR YOUR SECOND "ACT."
THAT'S WHAT WE
MEAN BY "DOUBLE ACTING."
IT GIVES YOU SOME LEAVENING WHEN
YOU STIR UP YOUR BATTER
AND SOME LEAVENING AGAIN WHEN
YOU COOK YOUR BATTER.
Pop Star Link sings IT'S DOUBLE ACTING.
DOUBLE, DOUBLE, DOUBLE ACTING
In a different outfit, Pop Star Link sings AND THAT'S
WHAT BAKING POWDER IS,
MY FRIEND!
Link says SO, THE BAKING
POWDER DOES THE LIFTING.
WITHOUT IT, YOU'LL HAVE A CASE
OF THE "BADLY BEHAVING BATTER!"
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DETECTIVE?
In an interrogation room, Detective Link says, a table holds a plate full of pancakes.
Detective Link says FLAT AND FLABBY.
THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR PANCAKES!
DETECTIVE
Link says I SEE NO
EVIDENCE OF BUBBLES.
SO EITHER THE PANCAKES DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH LEAVENING AGENT
LIKE BAKING POWDER.
OR THE BAKING
POWDER WAS EXPIRED.
OR THE PANCAKE BATTER
SAT AROUND FOR TOO LONG
BEFORE IT WAS COOKED.
THE MORAL OF THIS SAD
STATE OF AFFAIRS IS:
IF YOU WANT LIGHT
AND FLUFFY PANCAKES,
YOU WANT THE DOUBLE
ACTION OF BAKING POWDER
TO DO DOUBLE
DUTY IN YOUR BATTER.
Back in the kitchen, Link says NOW THAT WE KNOW OUR
BAKING POWDER IS WORKING,
WE'LL ADD IT TOO OUR MIXTURE,
AND CONTINUE WITH OUR RECIPE.
WE'LL
WHISK TOGETHER OUR EGGS.
The duck plays the drums.
Link says WE'LL ADD THEM,
AND OUR MELTED BUTTER,
TO OUR YOGURT AND MILK MIXTURE.
NOW ONTO
OUR DRY INGREDIENTS.
WE'LL LIGHTLY MIX THEM
UNTIL THEY'RE ALL COMBINED.
The rabbit plays the keyboards.
Link says WHEN MAKING A BATTER,
IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO DO AS FEW
STROKES AS POSSIBLE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A LUMPY
BATTER MEANS A LIGHT BATTER.
I.Q. says THAT'S BECAUSE FLOUR HAS
PROTEINS IN IT CALLED GLUTEN.
GLUTEN BECOMES ACTIVATED
WHEN LIQUID IS ADDED.
NOW, IF WE WERE MAKING BREAD,
THAT GLUTEN WOULD GIVE US THE
CHEWY FIRM TEXTURE WE LIKE.
BUT WE WANT FLUFFY,
TENDER PANCAKES.
SO THE LESS YOU STIR,
THE LESS GLUTEN DEVELOPS.
Link says THANKS FOR THE TIP, I.Q.
WE HAVE ONE MORE INGREDIENT
TO ADD TO OUR MIXTURE:
APPLES!
I'M GONNA USE A
LARGE SPATULA TO FOLD THEM IN.
He adds the grated apples to the mix.
Link says WHEN YOU WANT
TO ADD SOMETHING TO A MIXTURE,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DISTURB
THE BUBBLES MADE FROM BAKING
POWDER, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO USE
A SPATULA INSTEAD OF A WHISK.
THE SPATULA LIFTS,
INSTEAD OF STIRS.
(music plays)
Link says BEFORE WE GET COOKING,
LET'S GET CLEANING!
BUT WE DON'T WANT OUR BATTER TO
SIT FOR TOO LONG,
SO LAB RAT, SPEED DIAL PLEASE!
(music plays)
Lab Rat speeds up the time.
The band plays as Link cleans up the kitchen.
(music plays)
Link says WE'RE READY TO
MAKE OUR PANCAKES!
I'VE BEEN HEATING THIS LARGE
SKILLET OVER MEDIUM HEAT.
WE'LL ADD SOME OIL...
AND JUST LIKE WE
TESTED OUR BAKING POWDER TO MAKE
SURE IT WAS STILL ACTIVE, WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE SURE OUR SKILLET
IS AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE.
HOW?
BY MAKING A QUARTER-SIZED
PANCAKE AS A TEST.
IF THE
SKILLET'S TOO HOT,
THE SIDES OF YOUR
PANCAKE WILL BURN
BEFORE THE INSIDES GET COOKED.
IF YOUR SKILLET'S
NOT HOT ENOUGH, WELL,
YOU REMEMBER HOW WHEN WE ADDED
HEAT TO THE BAKING POWDER
AND IT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AGAIN?
YOU WANT YOUR SKILLET JUST
HOT ENOUGH TO GET IT TO...
Pops Star Link sings DOUBLE,
DOUBLE, DOUBLE ACTING!
Link says IT SHOULD TAKE
ABOUT A MINUTE PER SIDE
FOR A SMALL PANCAKE
OF THIS SIZE.
(music plays)
Link says IT'S GOLDEN
BROWN, AND LOOKS FLUFFY.
OUR SKILLET'S AT THE
PERFECT TEMPERATURE!
(music plays)
Link says WE WANT ALL OUR PANCAKES
TO BE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE,
SO THEY HAVE THE
SAME COOKING TIME.
ABOUT A QUARTER CUP
OF BATTER SHOULD DO!
He pours the batter on the pan.
Link says YOU WANT TO LEAVE
ROOM BETWEEN YOUR PANCAKES
BECAUSE THE BATTER
WILL SPREAD OUT.
EACH SIDE SHOULD TAKE ABOUT
2-3 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE BOTTOM
BEGINS TO GOLDEN AND THE
BUBBLES AT THE TOP BEGIN TO POP.
MY SKILLET ISN'T
LARGE ENOUGH TO COOK
ALL THE PANCAKES AT ONCE,
SO WE'LL PUT THE COOKED
PANCAKES INTO THE OVEN,
THAT I PREHEATED
TO 200 DEGREES.
I PLACED A WIRE RACK ON
TOP OF A BAKING SHEET.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE HEAT TO
CIRCULATE AROUND THE PANCAKES.
IF WE STACK THEM, THE WARMTH AND
THE MOISTURE WILL CREATE STEAM
AND DEFLATE THOSE
WONDERFUL AIR BUBBLES.
AND WE WANT FLUFFY PANCAKES,
NOT SPONGY ONES, RIGHT?
NOW WE'RE READY TO FLIP!
(music plays)
Link says YES!
A slate reads "Gastro News."
Chip Dippington says HELLO GASTROBLASTERS!
WHO KNEW THAT APPLE OATMEAL
PANCAKES COULD SING WITH "ING."
WE HAD THE SOAKING OF ROLLED
OATS, THE GRATING OF APPLES,
THE LEAVENING OF DOUBLE
ACTING BAKING POWDER,
AND THE FOLDING OF BATTER.
AND OF COURSE THE
FLIPPING OF PANCAKES.
I CAN
GUESS THE NEXT "ING":
IS EATING AND ENJOYING THROWN
IN WITH SOME OOHING AND AHHING!
OR MY NAME ISN'T
CHIP DIPPING-TON!
Link says WHO WANTS PANCAKES?!
Gastro Bob says I DO!
Pop Star Link sings DOUBLE
DOUBLE STACK FOR MEEEEE!
Link says OUR RECIPE MAKES
ABOUT A DOZEN PANCAKES,
WHICH IS ENOUGH TO SERVE
ABOUT 4 TO 6 PEOPLE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
MINE WITH MAPLE SYRUP.
He tastes the pancakes.
Link says MMM!
In the lab, Link says THANKS FOR
YOUR HELP TODAY IQ!
I.Q. says NO PROBLEM LINK!
THANKS FOR THE LUNCH!
They do a cool hand shake and say GASTROBLAST!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Producer, Alicia Hamilton.
Director, Justin Dyck.
Written by Betty Quan.
Brain Power studio.
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