A Royal Recipe for Pancakes

To make the Pancakes (x10)

Ingredients

125g Plain Flour

30g sugar

Pinch of salt

2 medium eggs (approx. 100g)

1.5 egg yolks (30g)

250ml milk

40g butter

Beurre Noisette 

To make the ‘beurre noisette’ nutty butter in French, place butter in a pan and cook gently until all the water in the butter cooks off and the milk solids will separate to the bottom of the pan and gently golden. This will spit gently and once quietens down will have turned a nutty brown colour, set this aside to cool. This adds great flavour and keeps the pancakes moist.

Pancake batter

Next combine the salt, flour and sugar with the eggs in stages to create a smooth batter. Then add the milk in stages and finally the beurre noisette (butter). 

Ideas to serve:

Classic Lemon and sugar Pancakes:-

Once cooked dust the pancakes with caster sugar before rolling up and serving with lemon wedges.

Jam and Cream Pancakes:-

A nice light alternative for pancake day. Whip up some double cream to a spreadable consistency. Once your pancakes have cooled spread over a layer of your favourite jam, we have

used raspberry here, then a layer of whipped cream and fold up in to quarters. Garnish with fresh berries.

Ham, Leek and Cheese Pancakes: x4/5

For Savoury pancakes, follow the same recipe but add some of your favourite fresh chopped herbs before cooking, we have used chives in our recipe.



200g cooked, diced ham

150g cooked and sweated down leeks

125g grated Gruyere cheese

275ml full fat milk

40g butter

40g Plain Flour

To make the cheese sauce, gently heat the milk in a pan, while in a separate pan melt the butter and whisk in the flour. Slowly add the milk, whisking

continuously to avoid lumps. Cook out for 3 minutes before removing from heat- Separate ¼ of this mix and set aside.

Add most of the cheese to the sauce (leaving some to top the pancakes), along with the ham and leeks. Season with salt and pepper (can add cayenne for a kick if preferred).

Divide the mix into the pancakes and then roll in to cigars.

Place in a buttered dish and then covered with the remaining sauce and grated cheese.

Bake at 180, on the middle shelf for 15-20 minutes until bubbling and golden in colour- serve hot.