Monday, February 16, 2015

Pancake Day: How to cook the perfect pancake - by MasterChef finalist David Henry


Frying pans at the ready!


Watch top chef David Henry ace two delicious pancake dishes - one sweet and one savoury - in time for Pancake Day.


Both will be on sale at The Crathorne Arms, Crathorne, near Yarm, tomorrow - a restaurant ran by former Tontine owner Eugene McCoy.


David, 34, said: “They are both definitely dishes that anyone could give a go!”


Here are the ingredients you will need.


David and his savoury pancake


Basic pancake batter:


2 eggs


200ml milk


110g plain flour


Use this mix for sweet and savoury pancake


Savoury pancake:


2 grilled field mushroom


2 slices of streaky smoked bacon


150g wilted spinach


200g of strong cheese - David used Collingwood, a soft cheddar that’s been washed in Newcastle Brown Ale


Mix into a white sauce (info below)


25g butter


25g plain flour


600ml milk


Melt butter in a pan add flour then add milk cook out till saucy


Sweet pancake:


200ml whipped cream


60g caster sugar


Half a vanilla pod (scrape out seeds)


Toast 8 hazelnuts and crush


8 Amaretti biscuits crushed


20g Hazelnut praline paste (Mix into the cream and put into pancake)


Pour over 25 ml of Disaronno



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