Crempog (V)

Made these on Shrove Tuesday. Different from your average pancake. They are surprisingly light and fluffy. Serve with your favourite fruit and golden syrup.

Makes 10-12 Pancakes

Mixture
450ml Buttermilk
50g Unsalted Butter
275g Plain Flour
75g Caster Sugar
1tsp Bicarbonate Soda
2 Eggs
Pinch of Salt
1 tbsp Vinegar

Knob of Butter

1. Heat water in pan and place a bowl over the water. Add the butter and buttermilk. Heat through until the butter has melted and mixed together.

2. Remove the bowl from the heat and add the flour and mix well. Leave the mixture till it has cooled down.

3. In a separate bowl add the remaining ingredients and beat well until combined. Add this to the mixture and mix until you get a smooth batter.

4. To cook the pancake take a baking stone or frying pan and heat a bit of butter. This should be over a medium heat. You will need about half a serving spoon of mixture for a pancake (don't want the the pancake too thick). Cook until each side is golden brown (roughly about 5 minutes on each side).

5. You can have them with lemon and sugar, Nutella or my personal favourite blueberries and golden syrup (or whatever you want, your pancakes, your way)

Stack them Up!

Blueberry Pancakes (V)

Shrove Tuesday is almost among us and thought I would give you one of my healthier options for the day. Blueberries are such a lovely fruit and if you have any left are perfect in a Greek yoghurt with some honey.

Serves 6-10 Pancakes

200g Self Raising Flour

1 Large Egg

150g Blueberries

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

250ml Whole Milk

Pinch of Salt

Knob of Butter

Maple Syrup/Golden Syrup

1. Add the Self Raising, baking powder and pinch of salt to a mixing bowl and stir. Make a well in the centre of the bowl and whisk the egg with the flour mixture. Then gradually add milk into the bowl, continuously whisking. The mixture should be a thick consistency (If too thin, add more flour and if too thick, add more milk). Then add most of the blueberries (keep some aside to put on the pancakes) and vanilla extract to the bowl and stir.

2. Melt the butter in a frying pan. Take a half ladle full of mixture and pour into the frying pan. It should be a small round shape, you don't want them too thin though. You can do them in batches of 2 or 3 depending on the size of the frying pan. Fry on the first side for about 5 minutes. Then with a spatula flip and fry for another 5 minutes. You can stack them and pour with syrup and add the rest of the blueberries.