Eggxotic Pancakes
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Ingredients
6ozs 175g plain flour
15ml (1 tablespoon) baking powder
30ml (2 tablespoons) caster sugar
2 medium eggs
142ml (carton sour cream or crème fresh)
100ml (3˝ fl oz) milk
1 banana, sliced
1small mango, sliced

Dressing sauce to cover it with
2 large seedless oranges
85g (3oz) caster sugar
40g (1˝ozs butter)
2 tablespoons lemon juice

What you do is:

  • Sift the flour, baking powder and sugar together.
  • Make a dent in the centre.
  • Whip the eggs with your choice of cream.
  • Pour it into the indentation, stir until mixed thoroughly together.
  • This should now be a smooth batter.
  • Grease a hot griddle or thick-bottomed frying pan.
  • Heat until very hot.
  • Pour out spoonfuls of the batter onto the hot griddle or pan.
  • Cook until bubbles form and the underside is golden brown. (lift carefully with a spatula to view the underside). repeat the process for each pancake. Turn each pancake to cook both sides.
  • Continue until all the mixture is used, it should do around 12 pancakes.

    For the garnish and sauce

  • Finely grate the zest of one large orange.
  • Squeeze the juice from both oranges into a small saucepan.
  • Add the sugar butter and lemon juice.
  • Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves.
  • Boil the sauce rapidly for around 4-5 minutes (take care not to let it burn).
  • Stack up the pancakes with banana and pieces of mango in between each layer.
  • Pour the hot syrup over the stack sprinkle on the grated orange zest.

    Enjoy with chocolate sauce or ice cream or whatever takes your fancy