Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Pancakes with strawberries and honey






Ingredients
45g all purpose flour
20g granulated sugar
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp cinnamon powder
1 large egg
Water or Milk
A handful of fresh strawberries
30g honey
Cooking oil

Method
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix. Add in the egg then whisk while adding water slowly to make a semi-watery mixture.
Heat the frying pan to moderate, not too hot, add a little oil and then start to ladle the pancakes one by one spread onto the pan and cook in low heat until browned on each side.
Garnish with honey and strawberries and enjoy with a hot cup of tea or coffee!

Berry Crumble



Ingredients
½ cup all purpose flour 
½ cup Brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
A pinch of salt
½ cups oats
6 tbsp cold butter cut into bits

4 cups mixed berries (in this case strawberries and raspberries)
½ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp corn flour


Method
Preheat oven to 180°c or gas mark 4
In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt and oats. Use finger tips to cut in butter until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
In another bowl combine berries, sugar and cornstarch, toss to coat. Pour into baking dish and top with crumble topping. Bake for 35minutes or until top is golden and fruit is bubbly.
Serve warm.