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Bacon Flapjacks

October 15, 2023September 14, 2023by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

250g bacon
1 egg
62ml sugar
62ml + 62ml milk
15ml vegetable oil
250ml flour
10ml baking powder
1ml salt

Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a baking tray with baking paper.
Cut another piece of baking paper that is slightly larger than your baking tray and keep aside.
Lay the bacon flat on the prepared tray.
Place the extra paper on top of the bacon and another baking tray on top of the paper.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
Cool the bacon on a cooling rack and pat it dry with paper towel to remove excess fattiness.
Add the egg and sugar to a mixing bowl and whisk together by hand.
Add 62ml milk and the vegetable oil and whisk until amalgamated.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the mixture and stir to combine.
Drizzle in the last 62ml milk while mixing, to form a thick, smooth batter.
Place a large frying pan on medium-high heat.
Pour in a splash of vegetable oil and wait for it to warm up.
Dip a bacon rasher into the batter and then immediately into the pan.
Fry for 3 minutes per side or until cooked and golden.
Serve the bacon flapjacks with maple syrup or honey.

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Honey and Pear Flapjacks

July 1, 2023June 25, 2023by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

1 egg
62ml sugar
125ml milk
15ml melted butter
250ml flour
10ml baking powder
1ml salt
3 pears, cut into 0,5cm thick slices
250ml mascarpone cream, room temperature
80ml syrup

Add the egg and sugar to a mixing bowl and whisk together.
Pour about half the milk and all of the melted butter into the bowl and whisk until amalgamated.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl and whisk again.
Now gradually add the rest of the milk and whisk to form a silky smooth batter.
Place a non-stick pan on medium-high heat, add a splash of vegetable oil and fry spoonfuls of the batter until golden. Flip the flapjack after three minutes and cook for another minute or so.
Add a small knob of butter to the pan and fry the sliced pear over high heat until slightly charred.
Build a stack by layering a flapjack, slice of pear, dollop of mascarpone and then repeat twice more.
Drizzle the syrup over and serve.

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3-Ingredient Banana Flapjacks

October 6, 2022October 5, 2022by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

This recipe is for one portion flapjacks = 3-4 average sized flapjacks.

1 very ripe banana, mashed
30ml self-raising flour
1 egg

Add the mashed banana, flour and egg to a small mixing bowl and whisk together with a fork.
Place a frying pan on medium-high heat and add a dash of vegetable oil.
Spoon the batter into the pan, about three flapjacks at a time and cook until tiny bubbles appear.
Flip over and cook for another minute or two.
Serve the flapjacks warm with honey and added fruit.

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Flapjacks with Berry Sauce

February 4, 2022February 3, 2022by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

Makes about 9 flapjacks

For the flapjacks:
62ml sugar
1 egg
125ml milk
15ml butter, melted
250ml flour
10ml baking powder
1ml salt

Add the sugar and egg to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat together until creamy.
Add about half the milk and the melted butter and beat to incorporate.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt and add it to the mixture with the engine running on low.
Gradually drizzle in the rest of the milk so that you are left with a smooth batter.
Place a frying pan on medium-high heat and add a dash of vegetable oil.
Drop spoonfuls of the batter in the pan and fry 1-2 minutes per side.

For the Berry Sauce:
350g frozen berries
62ml sugar
30ml lemon juice

Add the berries, sugar and lemon juice to a small saucepan and place it on a low heat.
Stir the mixture every now and then until the berries are defrosted and the sugar dissolved.
Take the saucepan from the heat and blitz the berry mixture with a stick blender until smooth.
Place the saucepan back onto the heat and bring to a simmer.
Turn the heat down to medium and cook the sauce for 4 minutes.
Decant the sauce into a jug and place in the refrigerator until needed.

Serve the warm flapjacks with the cold berry sauce.

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Blueberry Crumpets

August 16, 2021August 15, 2021by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

Call them crumpets, flapjacks or pancakes but they are all divine with this fresh blueberry sauce!

For the crumpets:
2 eggs
300ml milk
200g self-raising flour
1,2ml baking powder
a pinch of salt
100g butter, melted and cooled
150g blueberries

For the blueberry sauce:
300g blueberries
the juice of 1 orange
62ml sugar
30ml water

Making the crumpets:
Add the eggs and milk to a mixing bowl and whisk together by hand.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl and whisk thoroughly to combine.
Pour the cooled butter into the mixture and add the blueberries.
Gently stir the mixture through so that the blueberries don’t break up as this dilute your batter.
Place a frying pan on medium-high heat and add a small amount of vegetable oil.
Spoon about two large tablespoonfuls of batter per crumpet into the pan. Cook for about 2 minutes until set and starting to bubble around the edges. Flip the crumpet and cook for another 2 minutes or until golden.
Remove from the pan and keep warm.
Keep going until you have used all the batter.

Making the blueberry sauce:
Add the blueberries to a small saucepan and pour in the orange juice, sugar and water.
Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring to dissolve the sugar and cook for about 3 minutes, until the berries release their juice and the liquid becomes syrupy.
Cool the sauce to room temperature.

Serve the warm crumpets with the blueberry sauce and a dollop of yoghurt.