Perfect Pancakes

By: Cordon Vert Cookery School (http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/index.html)
Category: Breakfast
This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian diet.

Ingredients:
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For the Pancakes:

50g/2oz plain white flour
50g/2oz gram flour, sifted
15g/1/2oz poppy seeds
300ml/1/2 pint soya milk
pinch of salt
5ml/1tsp sunflower oil
150ml/5floz natural soya yoghurt

For the Filling:

2 ripe bananas, chopped
juice of 1 lemon
50g/2oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped
50g/2oz toasted almonds, chopped
5ml/1tsp groundnut oil

To decorate:

1tsp poppy seeds (optional)
thin slivers of lemon zest


Instructions:
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To make the pancakes blend the flours, poppy seeds, soya milk and salt in a blender or food processor.
Leave to stand for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the filling by mixing the bananas, lemon juice, apricots and almonds together.
Heat a little oil in a non–stick pancake pan.
Use a 50ml/2oz ladle to measure the batter for each pancake.
Pour the batter for one pancake into the pan, swirling it around to cover the base evenly.
Cook until set and golden brown underneath, then flip the pancake over and cook the other side.
Make 8 pancakes and layer to keep warm.

Fill each pancake with a couple of spoonfuls of the filling and fold into quarters.
Arrange 2 on each serving plate with a spoonful of soya yoghurt.
Sprinkle poppy seeds (if using) and lemon zest on the yoghurt to decorate and serve.


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