Apple Tarte Tatin Pancakes

Caramelised apple + fluffy pancakes= a perfect start to the day! This is a fun take on the classic tarte tatin- usually an upside down pie, I've turned it into little pikelets perfect for breakfast or brunch.

Although it is a bit more work than your normal pancakes, they're great to impress, and you can swap the apple out for loads of other fruits, like pear, banana and strawberries.

Recipe- makes 10 small pancakes

Ingredients

2 tsp lemon juice

180ml milk

1 egg

2 tbs caster sugar

'1 tsp vanilla essence

2 tbs oil

140g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

For cooking

1 apple, sliced into rounds

60g butter

60g brown sugar

Pour the lemon juice and milk in a small bowl, and leave for 5 minutes to slightly curdle (this is a little hack to make your own fake buttermilk).

Meanwhile, whisk together the egg, sugar, vanilla and oil. Add the milk mixture and whisk to combine. Sift over the flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk until just combined.

In a non-stick frypan, melt a teaspoon or so of the butter over medium heat. Sprinkle over a teaspoon of the brown sugar on top of the melting butter. Place one round of apple on top of the sugar, and press down with a spatula. Cook for 5 minutes or until the undersides of the apple is caramelised and golden brown. Then, spoon around two tablespoons of pancake mixture over the top of the apple, and spread into a circle. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface, and the bottom of the pancake is brown. Flip over, and cook for another minute or two. Remove pancake and repeat the same process with another small knob of butter, until you run out of mixture.

Serve pancakes warm with maple syrup and fruit (or with whatever you fancy!)

DIFFICULTY	INGREDIENTS	PREP TIME	COOK TIME
Medium	12	15 minutes	30 minutes