Pancake Recipe: Scotch Pancakes with Chocolate sauce

This recipe is by Ross Burden from British cooking show Ready Steady Cook and has been taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/scotchpancakeswithch_84396.shtml

Serves 1

Preparation time: less than 30 minutes

Cooking Time: less than 10 minutes

Ingredients

For the pancake batter

2 free-range eggs

50ml/2fl oz milk

50g/1¾oz plain flour

1-2 tsp baking powder

50g/1¾oz dark chocolate, finely grated

For the chocolate sauce

25g/1oz chocolate, melted

30ml/1fl oz double cream

30ml/1fl oz maple syrup

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

2. For the pancakes, place all the batter ingredients into a bowl and whisk together.

3. Heat a non-stick ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat and pour in the pancake mixture. Fry for two minutes, then transfer into the oven and cook for five minutes.

4. Transfer the pancake onto a chopping board and slice into quarters.

5. For the chocolate sauce, place the ingredients into a small frying pan over a medium heat. Stir constantly until the sauce is thick and smooth.

6. To serve, pile the pancake quarters onto a serving plate and pour over the chocolate sauce.