It's very important to start the day with breakfast, especially a breakfast as delicious as this! With it's fresh and light flavours of lemon, poppy seed, honey and yoghurt, this pancake recipe makes for a fantastic choice for a spring or summer breakfast.
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Yields:
12
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Cal/Serv:
480
Ingredients
1 medium egg
200 g (7oz) plain flour
75 g (3oz) caster sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
150 ml (5 fl oz (1/4 pint)) milk
finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons, plus wedges to serve
40 g (1 1/2oz) poppy seeds
2 Tbsp. oil
To serve
yogurt
runny honey
Directions
Step 1
Sift flour into a large bowl; stir in sugar, baking powder and ¼ tsp salt. Make a well in centre.
Step 2
In a large jug, whisk milk, lemon zest and juice, egg and poppy seeds to combine. Add to the well in the dry ingredients. With a wooden spoon, gradually draw flour into wet ingredients until just combined.
Step 3
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over low-medium heat and brush with some oil. Cooking in batches, spoon in batter to make 10cm (4in) wide pancakes, spacing 2cm (¾ in) apart. Fry for 2-3min or until edges are dry and bubbles pock the surface. Flip and cook for 2min more. Transfer pancakes to a plate; cover with foil to keep warm. Carefully wipe pan with kitchen paper, and repeat with more oil and batter.
Step 4
Serve pancakes with yogurt, honey and lemon wedges.
Per Serving:
Calories: 480
Fibre: 2 g
Total carbs: 74 g
Sugars: 38 g
Total fat: 14 g
Saturated fat: 3 g
Protein: 14 g
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