Apple pancakes with lemon-spiced butter

Ease yourself into the weekend with these delicious apple pancakes. Make a double batch and freeze some for later.

Recipe «Apple pancakes with lemon-spiced butter» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 150g self-raising flour, 375ml buttermilk, 1 egg, lightly whisked, 40g butter, 1 medium pink lady apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced , 250g mixed fresh berries, to serve, 100g butter, softened, 2 tsp mixed spice , 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind.

Ingredients:

• 150g self-raising flour 
• 375ml buttermilk 
• 1 egg, lightly whisked 
• 40g butter 
• 1 medium pink lady apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 
• 250g mixed fresh berries, to serve 
• 100g butter, softened 
• 2 tsp mixed spice 
• 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind 

Instructions

1. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk the buttermilk and egg together in a jug. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the well and whisk to make a smooth batter.
2. Melt half the butter in a medium non-stick frying pan over medium heat until foaming. Spoon 80ml (1/3 cup) of the batter into the pan and top with apple slices. Cook for 1 minute or until bubbles appear on the surface and the pancake is golden underneath. Turn and cook for a further minute or until golden. Repeat with remaining batter and apple slices, greasing pan with butter before each batch. (To freeze, see below.)
3. To make lemon-spiced butter: combine the butter, mixed spice and lemon rind in a small bowl. (To freeze, see below.)
4. To serve: Spread pancakes with lemon-spiced butter and arrange in a stack. Top with berries and serve immediately.