Pancakes with honey and thyme roasted figs and toasted walnuts
Take brunch next level with these roasted-fig topped pancakes
Tracey Anning-Beckett, sous chef at The Kitchen at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, shares her recipe for pancakes with thyme and honey roasted figs
Serves 4
Oven temp 200°c / gas 6
For the figs
- Figs 6, quartered
- Honey 2 tbsp
- Thyme a few sprigs
For the pancakes
- Plain flour 200g, sifted
- Baking powder 1.5 tsp
- Caster sugar 1 tbsp
- Salt a pinch
- Eggs 3, large
- Milk 200ml
- Butter 25g, melted (plus extra for frying)
- Vegetable oil 1 tsp
To serve
- Walnuts 100g, lightly toasted
- Vanilla ice cream
- For the figs: preheat the oven to 200°c / gas 6. Place the figs on
a baking tray and drizzle with honey and sprinkle with thyme. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. - For the pancakes: in a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, caster sugar and salt.
- Create a well in the centre of the mixture, then add the eggs, milk
and melted butter. Whisk together until smooth. - In a large non-stick frying pan, heat the oil with an extra knob of
butter over a medium heat. When the butter begins to froth, pour in a quantity of batter until the pancake is roughly 8cm wide. - Cook each pancake for 1-2 minutes, until tiny bubbles appear
on the surface. Then flip it over and cook the other side for an
additional minute.
You will need
For the figs
- Figs 6, quartered
- Honey 2 tbsp
- Thyme a few sprigs
For the pancakes
- Plain flour 200g, sifted
- Baking powder 1.5 tsp
- Caster sugar 1 tbsp
- Salt a pinch
- Eggs 3, large
- Milk 200ml
- Butter 25g, melted (plus extra for frying)
- Vegetable oil 1 tsp
To serve
- Walnuts 100g, lightly toasted
- Vanilla ice cream
Method
- For the figs: preheat the oven to 200°c / gas 6. Place the figs on
a baking tray and drizzle with honey and sprinkle with thyme. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. - For the pancakes: in a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, caster sugar and salt.
- Create a well in the centre of the mixture, then add the eggs, milk
and melted butter. Whisk together until smooth. - In a large non-stick frying pan, heat the oil with an extra knob of
butter over a medium heat. When the butter begins to froth, pour in a quantity of batter until the pancake is roughly 8cm wide. - Cook each pancake for 1-2 minutes, until tiny bubbles appear
on the surface. Then flip it over and cook the other side for an
additional minute.
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