Celebrate the weekend with something chocolatey. A brunch of pancakes drizzled with chocolate sauce is just the business. Below is a recipe from the BBC GoodFood especially created by that hunky chef, James Martin.
Enjoy!
Pancakes with chocolate sauce
Try James Martin’s pancake recipe with a wicked chocolate sauce for Pancake Day.
Ingredients
- For the pancakes
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85g/3oz self-raising flour
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1 free-range egg
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300ml/½ pint milk (approx)
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drizzle oil
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- For the chocolate sauce
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55g/2oz caster sugar
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splash hot water
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30g/1¼oz cocoa powder
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Preparation method
- To make the pancakes, whisk the flour, egg and milk in a bowl to make a batter.
- Heat the oil in a pancake pan and ladle the mixture in. Allow the mixture to coat the pan and fry the pancake for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden.
- Repeat to make further pancakes.
- For the sauce, whisk the sugar, water and cocoa together in a small pan over a gentle heat. Add extra water depending on how thick you require the sauce.
- To serve, transfer the pancakes to a serving plate and drizzle the chocolate sauce over.