Name: Caramelised onion and bacon pikelets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 3 rashers rindless bacon, chopped; 50 gram butter, chopped; 2 large onions, thinly sliced; 2 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 600 millilitre carton buttermilk; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoon chopped chives, plus extra, to serve; 2 tablespoon oil, for cooking; 1/2 cup sour cream

Ingredients

3 rashers rindless bacon, chopped

50 gram butter, chopped

2 large onions, thinly sliced

2 cup self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

600 millilitre carton buttermilk

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 tablespoon chopped chives, plus extra, to serve

2 tablespoon oil, for cooking

1/2 cup sour cream

Method

1.Fry bacon in a large frying pan on high, until crisp. Transfer to a plate. Melt butter in same pan on low. Cook onion 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until caramelised.

2.Sift flour and salt together into a large bowl. Make a well in centre. In a jug, whisk buttermilk, egg and chives together. Whisk gradually into flour mixture until smooth. Mix in bacon and half caramelised onion.

3.Heat half oil in a large non-stick trying pan on medium Working in batches, spoon 2 tablespoonfuls of mixture into pan. Cook 2-3 minutes, until bubbles appear on surface and begin to break and underside is golden. Turn and cook a further 1-2 minutes, until cooked through. Repeat with remaining mixture, adding more oil as required.

4.Serve pikelets topped with sourcream, remaining onion and extra chives.

For a tasty lunchbox snack, sandwich pikelets together with sour cream.
Note

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