Desserts Recipes - Exotic Fruit Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 6

• For the batter:

• 100g/4oz plain flour

• Pinch of salt

• 1 egg

• 1 egg yolk

• 300ml/1/2pt coconut milk

• 4 teaspoons sunflower oil (plus extra for frying)

For the filling:

• 1 banana (peeled and sliced)

• 1 papaya (peeled, sliced, with seeds discarded)

• Juice of 1 lime

• 2 passion fruit

• 1 mango (peeled, stoned and sliced)

• 4 lychees or other fruit (stoned and halved)

• 2 tablespoons honey

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the egg, egg yolk and a little of the coconut milk.

2. Gradually draw the flour into the egg mixture, beating well and slowly adding the remaining coconut milk to make a smooth batter. Stir in the oil. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.

3. To make the fruit fillings, place the banana in a bowl with the papaya and the lime juice and mix well.

4. Cut the passion fruit in half and scoop out the flesh and seeds into the fruit bowl. Stir in the mango, lychees and honey.

5. Heat a little oil in a 15cm/6in frying pan. Pour in just enough of the pancake batter to cover the base of the pan and tilt so that it spreads thinly and evenly.

6. Cook until the pancake is just set and the underside is lightly browned, then turn and cook the other side.

7. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter to make a total of 8  pancakes.

8. Place a little fruit filling in the centre of each pancake and then roll into a cone.