Best Ever Cornmeal Pancakes with Butter and Maple Syrup

These pancakes inspired by Chez Ma Tante in Brooklyn, New York, are the most delicious I’ve ever tasted, so I wanted to share them with you. This recipe uses coarse polenta, also known as polenta bramata, really good and nourishing.

Best Ever Cornmeal Pancakes with Butter and Maple Syrup

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

20

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 175g plain flour

  • 175g coarse polenta (cornmeal)

  • 2 tbsp caster sugar

  • 1 organic, free-range egg, plus 1 egg yolk

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1 ½ tbsp baking powder

  • 2 tbsp melted butter

  • 300ml whole milk

  • 225g clarified butter (see recipe)

  • butter and maple syrup, to serve

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