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Rhubarb compote with vanilla crème fraîche & pancakes

Rhubarb pancakes

Name: Rhubarb pancakes
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 450g rhubarb cut into 4cm pieces; 85g caster sugar; 3 tbsp honey; finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon; 2 vanilla pods; pieces stem ginger cut into thin shards; 1 tsp icing sugar; 200ml crème fraîche; pancake - see 'Goes well with' below

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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450g rhubarb

cut into 4cm pieces
85g caster sugar
3 tbsp honey
finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon
2 vanilla pods
pieces stem ginger

cut into thin shards

For the vanilla creme fraiche

1 tsp icing sugar
200ml crème fraîche

For the pancakes

pancake

- see 'Goes well with' below

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal343
fat20g
saturates13g
carbs41g
sugars40g
fibre2g
protein2g
salt0.05g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Put the rhubarb pieces into a bowl and add the sugar, honey, a squeeze of lemon juice and 3 tbsp water. Mix well, then lay the pieces flat in a roasting tray. Split the vanilla pods in half, then scrape out the seeds and reserve for the vanilla crème fraîche. Add the vanilla pods to the rhubarb, then bake in the oven for 30 mins.
step 2

Meanwhile, stir the vanilla seeds and icing sugar into the crème fraîche. When the rhubarb is cooked, drain the juices into a pan, then boil to thicken slightly. Mix the rhubarb with the stem ginger and juices, then spoon over pancakes. Top with a spoonful of vanilla crème fraîche and a sprinkling of lemon zest.
step 3

Serve with our easiest ever pancakes. For recipe see 'Goes well with' above.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2008

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