Riddle

If the only frying pan in the house is large enough to cook two pancakes at a time and pancakes take one minute to brown one side, how can you make three pancakes in three minutes?

Choose an answer

A.Cook them one at a time for one minute each
B.Use two pans simultaneously
C.It's impossible in three minutes
D.Brown two pancakes' first sides, then flip one and add the third, then rearrange to finish all in three minutes
Hint: It's a 20-word phrase with 89 letters, starting with "B".

Answer

Brown two pancakes' first sides, then flip one and add the third, then rearrange to finish all in three minutes

Why this is the answer

Carefully swap which pancakes are in the pan each minute so none sits idle.

This riddle is filed under Time, Money, Music Riddles and rated Hard.