Is there anything better than warm pancakes and a hot drink on a cold day?
Serves 1-2
1/4 cup rolled oats
1 tbs buckwheat flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
20g vanilla whey powder
Shake of cinnamon
2 egg whites
1 medium pear
8 pecan halves
1 tsp butter
1 tsp brown sugar
Cut the pear in half. Finely dice or grate one half and place in a bowl. Thinly slice the other half and set aside. Add the oats, flour, baking powder, whey and cinnamon to the bowl. Chop three pecan halves and set aside. Process the rest to a course meal (or pound in a mortar and pestle) and add to the pear/oat mixture. Add the egg whites and beat for a minute or two.
Heat a non-stick pan and spray with cooking spray. Pour the mixture in – you can make two large or four smaller pancakes from this quantity – and cook over medium heat till both sides are lightly browned and the middle is cooked through. Place on a serving dish and keep warm.
Melt the butter in the same pan, add the brown sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the sliced pear and chopped pecans and gently stir for 2-3 minutes. Top the pancakes with the pears and pecans to serve.
