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Granny Smith Apple & Calvados Pancakes

Granny Smith Apple & Calvados Pancakes

Tender apple pancakes made with Granny Smith apple, buckwheat flour and a splash of Calvados, served with cream.

40 mins total for first methodServes 6Oven
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Ingredients

Method

20 mins prep20 mins cook40 mins total

  1. Put the grated apple in a bowl with 2 tbsp Calvados and leave for 10 minutes.

  2. Sift the plain flour, buckwheat flour and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.

  3. Whisk the eggs and crème fraîche together, then gradually beat into the flour until smooth. Stir in the grated apple and its Calvados.

  4. Heat a little butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Spoon in small rounds of batter and cook for about 45 seconds on each side, until golden and lightly crisp.

  5. Keep the cooked pancakes warm in a low oven while you cook the rest.

  6. Mix the double cream with the remaining Calvados. Serve the pancakes warm with caster sugar and the Calvados cream.

Notes

For a non-alcoholic version, replace the Calvados with apple juice.
Keep cooked pancakes warm in a low oven while you finish the batch.
About this recipe

These Granny Smith apple and Calvados pancakes are light, fragrant and gently boozy, with grated apple folded through a cinnamon-scented batter.

Serve them warm with a dusting of caster sugar and a little Calvados cream for an indulgent dessert or weekend brunch.

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