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Pancake

Buttermilk pancakes with spinach and roasted salmon

This brunch will delight any mum on Mothering Sunday, especially if served in bed!

Ingredients:

  • 150g/5½oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 250ml/9fl oz buttermilk
  • 30g/1oz unsalted butter, melted
  • 75g/2½oz clarified butter or ghee, for frying
  • for the salmon, egg and spinach
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 x 200g/7oz salmon fillets
  • 25g/2½oz baby leaf spinach
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 85g/3oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 50g/1¾oz white miso paste
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and very finely chopped

Directions:

  • To make the pancakes, mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Add the egg, buttermilk and melted butter and whisk to make a batter. Leave to stand for 10 minutes.
  • Heat the clarified butter in a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat and add a ladle of the batter. Fry for 2–3 minutes on each side until golden.
  • Repeat with the remaining batter, making 8 pancakes in total. Keep them warm, covered in tin foil, until ready to serve.
  • To make the salmon, egg and spinach, preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large flameproof frying pan on a medium-high heat and add the salmon fillets skin-side down. Cook for a minute or so until the skin is starting to crisp, then transfer to the oven and cook for 8–10 minutes, or until cooked through.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan and fry the spinach until wilted, remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Wipe out the pan, add the remaining oil and fry the eggs until crispy.
  • To make the miso butter, mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Serve the pancakes with the miso butter, salmon, spinach and fried egg.