Chef's tips for leftover pancake batter as it also makes popular dinner side dish

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Pancake Day is over for another year, but there's still the question of what to do with that extra batter.You will likely have had your fill of the fluffy discs after enjoying them yesterday and while you could throw out any leftovers, there are other ways you can make use of that batter.

Pancake lovers were previously warned against throwing extra batter down the kitchen sink as it can clog up plumping.A recent study found that 20 per cent of households make too much batter and an estimated 25 million pancakes go to waste every year on Pancake Day.

With the aim of reducing food wastage, Peter Sidwell, in-house chef at CookServeEnjoy, has suggested the foods that can be made with excess mix - and one surprisingly is served with Sunday dinner.According to the cooking professional, pancake batter also makes for tasty Yorkshire puddings, as they are made from similar ingredients. “Technically, pancake and Yorkshire pudding batter are the same," Peter explained."To make Yorkshire puddings with leftover pancake mix, simply oil your pudding pans or a muffin tray and pop it in the oven, heated to around 200°C, for five minutes.

Pour your batter in the holes and bake in the oven for around 20 minutes for deliciously puffed-up Yorkshires."The cooking expert has also shared other ways to use up your extra batter after Pancake Day.It turns out that pancake mix can also be used to make certain homemade breads.Paul explained: “Fermented breads, like sourdough, have become increasingly popular recently.