Stir a lot, mixing about litre, for pancakes (9)
I believe the answer is:
tortillas
'pancakes' is the definition.
(tortilla is a kind of pancake)
'stir a lot mixing about litre' is the wordplay.
'mixing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'litre' becomes 'l' ('l' can be a synonym of 'litre').
'stir'+'a'+'lot'='stiralot'
'stiralot' with letters rearranged gives 'tortilas'.
'tortilas' placed around 'l' is 'TORTILLAS'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for tortillas that I've seen before include "Food" , "Mexican flour cakes" , "they originate in Mexico" .)