Juicy cherries are packed with nutrients and are one of summer's highlights - perfect for a weekend breakfast
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal504
- fat15g
- saturates7g
- carbs85g
- sugars38g
- fibre3g
- protein14g
- salt1.28g
Ingredients
- 500g cherry, stoned and halved
Cherry
che-reeOne of the delights of the summer, cherries are much loved for their succulent texture, flavour…
- 5 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 140g buckwheat flour
Buckwheat
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- 85g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Cinnamon
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- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
- 3 eggs
Egg
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- 284ml pot buttermilk
Buttermilk
buh-ter-mill-kThere are two types of buttermilk. Traditional buttermilk is a thin, cloudy, slightly tart but…
- few knobs of butter
Butter
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- Greek yogurt and maple syrup, to serve
Method
Put the cherries in a bowl with 1 tbsp sugar, stir and set aside.
Mix the remaining sugar, flours, cinnamon and bicarb in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and crack in the eggs. Gradually whisk in with the buttermilk to make a smooth batter.
Melt a knob of butter in a non-stick frying pan. Add spoonfuls of batter to make pancakes about 8-10cm across. Cook for a couple of mins until set on the bottom and bubbles appear on the surface, then flip and cook the other side.
Keep the pancakes warm in a low oven while you finish up the batter. Serve 2-3 piled on each plate, topped with a spoonful of cherries and a drizzle of maple syrup.
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