Pancakes
 
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Serves: 12 large pancakes
Ingredients
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tbsp melted butterFor savoury pancakes:
  • 3 rashers streaky bacon
  • ¼ brown onion
  • 8-12 sundried tomatoes
  • 100g feta (optional)
  • a handful of chives or garlic chives
  • a few sprigs of fresh parsley
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • eggs to serve
  • maple syrup to serve
  • oil and butter for cooking the pancakes
Instructions
  1. Cook the bacon in a frypan over a medium heat until just cooked. Allow to cool slightly then roughly chop. Finely dice the onion and sundried tomatoes. Cut the feta into small cubes and finely chop the herbs. Set aside.
  2. Put the flour, baking powder and sugar into a bowl and stir it with a whisk to remove any lumps.
  3. Pour in the buttermilk and break in the eggs. Bring the ingredients together with a whisk until you have a smooth batter, then stir in the melted butter.
  4. Stir through the savoury flavourings. Add the salt and grind on some pepper to taste.
  5. Heat a large fry pan over a medium heat. Drizzle in a small amount of oil and a ½ tsp of butter. Once the butter is melted put large spoonfuls of pancake batter into the pan and shape into rough circles. Cook gently until you start to see small bubbles appearing in the centre of each pancake. Turn over gently and cook on the other side until lightly golden.
  6. Set aside to keep warm and cook the rest of the pancakes, adding a little more oil and butter to the pan as necessary.
  7. Once all the pancakes are cooked, add another dash of oil and cook the eggs to your liking.
  8. To serve, pile the pancakes on to serving plates, drizzle with just a little maple syrup and top with a fried egg. Sprinkle a little salt and freshly ground pepper and enjoy.
Notes
To make plain sweet pancakes increase the sugar in the base recipe to ¾ cup.

To make fruit pancakes increase the sugar in the base recipe to ½ cup stir through 1 cup of your chosen fruit - some delicious options include blueberries, sliced strawberries, sliced banana, or sliced peach.

If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own or substitute it. I found a recipe on how to make your own buttermilk and some handy suggestions on www.thekitchn.com
Recipe by The Fare Sage at https://www.thefaresage.com/pancakes/