Thick pancakes with spiced apple

Don't you just love a recipe that features a 'dollop'? A delicious sweet pancake.

• Preparation: 20 mins
• Cooking: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

What you need:

Apple topping ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 Bramley apples, peeled and sliced
• 3 tbsp demerara sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 3 tbsp sultanas

Pancake ingredients

• 225 g plain flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• pinch of salt
• 2 British Lion eggs, lightly beaten
• 300ml milk
• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• oil, for frying
• creme fraÈ‹che, to serve

What you do:

1. For the pancakes: place all the ingredients apart from the oil into a bowl and whisk using an electric hand whisk until smooth.
2. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and pour in a ladleful of batter. Heat for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until puffed and golden brown. Repeat until you have used all the batter.
3. For the spiced apple: melt the butter in a saucepan over a low-medium heat. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice and sultanas. Cook gently for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the apples are soft but do not start to break down. Set aside to cool.
4. To serve, stack the pancakes and top with a spoonful of apple and a dollop of creme fraȋche.