PANCAKES SERVED WITH ROASTED PEACHES AND NECTARINES AND LAVENDER HONEY
Ingredients
- 2 free-range eggs
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- 350ml/12fl oz milk
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 55g/2oz unsalted butter
- 2 sprigs fresh lavender
- 3½ tbsp honey
- 2 peaches
- quartered and stones removed
- 2 nectarines
- quartered and stones removed
- 1 orange
- juice only
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- For the pancakes
- break the eggs into a bowl and whisk in the flour until it is a smooth batter. Whisk in the milk
- salt and one teaspoon of vegetable oil.
- Using a paper kitchen towel
- smear the base of a non-stick frying pan with the remaining oil before allowing to gently heat.
- When the pan is hot
- ladle some of the pancake mixture in until it is evenly covering the base of the pan.
- Allow the pancake to colour until golden-brown underneath before turning and cooking the other side. Once golden-brown remove from the pan and place onto a plate. It is useful to separate the pancakes using small pieces of baking parchment paper. Repeat the process until there are eight pancakes. Place the pancakes into the oven to keep warm.
- For the roasted fruits
- place the butter
- one sprig of lavender and the honey into a non-stick
- ovenproof pan and heat gently. Add the fruit to the pan and caramelise lightly before placing the pan into the oven and cooking for approximately five minutes.
- Remove the fruits from the oven. Add the orange juice to the fruits and use a wooden spoon to scrape the caramelised juices off the bottom and sides of the pan. Add another sprig of fresh lavender. Leave to rest.
- Remove the pancakes from the oven. To serve
- place one pancake onto a plate
- spoon in some of the fruit and its juice and fold or roll the pancake up. Repeat this for the rest of the pancakes.

