Ingredients

• 125g/4½oz self-raising flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp caster sugar
• pinch salt
• 2 large free-range eggs
• 75ml/2½fl oz milk
• 2 small parsnips
• grated
• ¼ jar cranberry sauce
• 1 large ripe pear
• peeled and very finely diced
• 100g/3½oz blue cheese
• coarsely grated
• 25g/1oz walnuts
• toasted and chopped

Directions

• Measure the flour
• baking powder
• salt and sugar into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and break the eggs into the middle. Whisk
• adding the milk to make a smooth batter. Add the parsnips and mix again.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add a small teaspoon of the mixture to the pan to make small round blinis. Fry for a few minutes
• once bubbles appear turn over and cook on the other side until lightly golden and the blinis are cooked through. Cool a rack while you continue with the remaining mixture.
• When ready to serve
• Spoon a little cranberry sauce on top of the blinis. Top with pear and walnut pieces and a little cheese.