Ballymaloe Cookery School Pancake Batter

This pancake recipe is almost as good as those Crêpes Suzette they used to serve with a great flourish in posh restaurants when I was a child. These crêpes are half the bother and can be made for a fraction of the cost.

Ballymaloe Cookery School Pancake Batter

SERVES

12

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

60

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

5

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 175g (6oz) white flour, preferably unbleached

  • a good pinch of salt

  • 1 dessertspoon caster sugar

  • 2 large organic or free-range eggs and 1 or 2 egg yolks

  • scant 450ml (15fl oz) milk, or for very crisp, light delicate pancakes, milk and water mixed

  • 3-4 dessertspoons melted butter

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