Ingredients
125g plain flour
1 x 5ml spoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
75g sugar free muesli
25g caster sugar
2 large eggs separated
284ml carton buttermilk
Vegetable oil
For the summer berry compote:
300g frozen summer berries
Zest and juice of 1 orange
Equipment
Sieve, large bowl, whisk, griddle pan or non-stick frying pan, dessertspoon, pallet knife, small saucepan, zester, juicer.
Method
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
- Stir in the muesli and sugar.
- Make a well in the centre and beat in the egg yolks and buttermilk to make a thick batter, it should have the consistency of thick cream.
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into the batter.
- Heat a griddle pan or heavy based non-stick frying pan over a moderate heat.
- Add a tiny drop of oil to the hot pan.
- When the pan is really hot, drop dessertspoons of the batter into the pan.
- Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles start to break on the surface and they are firm enough to flip.
- Flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or more, until they feel springy when prodded.
- Transfer to a warm oven while you cook the rest.
- To make the compote, place the summer berries in a small saucepan, add the orange juice and zest and gently heat
Top tips:
Try banana and blueberry pancakes by using 125g white flour, 125g wholemeal flour instead of the white flour and muesli mix. Then thinly slice 1 large banana and fold into the batter with the egg whites and cook as above and serve with 300g blueberries.
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