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Pancake

Creamy mushroom pancakes with thyme-roasted tomatoes

A savoury pancake for one - creamy mushroom pancakes with thyme-roasted tomatoes. Ideal for dinner.

Ingredients:

  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • ½ banana shallot, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp fresh sage, chopped
  • ½ tsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped
  • 75g/2¾oz wild mushrooms, carefully cleaned and chopped
  • 50ml/2fl oz double cream
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 vine tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 110g/4oz plain flour, sifted
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten
  • 1 free-range egg yolk
  • 300ml/9½fl oz milk
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

  • To make the mushroom sauce, place the butter with the olive oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. When the butter has melted add the garlic, shallot, sage and thyme and fry for one minute.
  • Add the mushrooms and fry for a further minute.
  • Add the cream and bring to simmering point. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and remove from the heat.
  • To make the thyme roasted tomatoes, place a small frying pan over a high heat.
  • Place the tomatoes, thyme, olive oil and brown sugar in a large bowl and mix together well.
  • Place the mixture into the frying pan and cook for five minutes continually agitating the pan.
  • To make the pancakes, place the flour and salt into a large bowl, making a well in the centre. Place the egg and egg yolk into the well in the flour with a little milk. Stir together, gradually adding the remaining milk and oil as you continue to stir, until a loose batter mix is formed.
  • Place a lightly oiled small frying pan over a high heat.
  • Add a ladle of the batter to the pan and cook for a minute. Turn over the pancake to cook for one more minute, or until golden. Repeat the process to cook one more pancake.
  • To serve, place a base pancake onto a warmed plate. Spoon the mushroom sauce over and place another pancake on top. Finish with a further layer of mushroom sauce. Place the thyme roasted tomatoes around the edge of the plate and serve.