Apple pancakes

As a chid I was very fussy when it came to eating. My grandmother used to live with us when I was growing up and this meant me and my siblings were spoiled rotten in regards to food. She was a willing chef who always gave us options at meal times such as “would you like fish or pasta with plain tomato sauce?” I am not even goin to tell you what our response was…

It may sound absurd but my food habits only started to change when I moved to Germany, yes at 21! I am ashamed to say that the first time I ate prawns of my own accord was when I was living with my now husband.

During my first few months over here I worked as an AuPair and had to eat whatever the family I worked for put on the table. I was quite surprised at the time by how the 3 children enjoyed all sorts of food incuding curry. And the youngest one was only 1!

So it was time for me to change.

One day the family called me down for lunch and I had my first cultural shock. It was sweet lunch. Nothing savoury on my plate. I felt despair. It was a plate of apple pancakes sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.

However as the years went by I became very fond of these pancakes. I usually make them for family breakfasts at the weekend as I am still not a fan of sweet things for lunch. Somethings never change.

Apple pancakes (makes 15)

190g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

A pinch of salt

3 eggs, separated

200ml milk

175ml water

3 eating apples, grated

Sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle

Method:

1. In a bowl mix the four, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl whisk together the yolks, milk and water.

2. Combine the dry and wet mixtures and set aside for 15 minutes. Meanwhile grate the apples and add to the mixture.

3. Whisk the whites to soft peaks and gently fold it into the mixture.

4. On a hot frying pan add a drop of oil and pour in your mixture to make watever size of pancakes you want. Before serving top the pancakes with a sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon.