Bake of the Week: Fluffy Apple Pancakes

WE don’t have a bake today – but as it’s Shrove Tuesday this week, this lovely pancake recipe is definitely a winner.

These apple pancakes are light, fruity and lovely. Beating the egg whites makes such a difference to the texture, so it’s worth a little extra effort.

Thanks to kitchenstories.io for this week’s recipe.

You’ll need

170g all-purpose flour

90g sugar

1 tsp baking powder

Juice of ½ lime

75g walnuts

2 eggs

180ml milk

½ apple

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Salt

Butter for frying

Dried fruit for serving

Maple syrup for serving

Method

Whisk together the flour, 40g of the sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt.

Heat lime juice and remaining sugar in a frying pan over a medium-low heat, stirring often. Once the sugar has melted, add the walnuts and continue to cook until the nuts are caramelised, approx. 3 – 4 mins. Remove from heat.

Separate eggs and add the whites to a grease-free standing mixer. Set yolks aside. Beat the egg whites on high until soft peaks form.

In a large bowl, whisk together milk and egg yolks.

Sift in the flour mixture and mix well, making sure there are no lumps.

Fold egg whites into the batter.

Grate the apple, using the Microplane Master Series Coarse Grater, into the batter and add vanilla extract. Stir to combine.

Heat some butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Spoon batter into frying pan and cook until golden brown – approx. 2 – 3 mins per side. Transfer to a plate to serve.

To serve, top with caramelised walnuts and dried fruit drizzled with maple syrup.