Name: Wheat germ pancakes with roasted plums and maple crème fraîche
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Wheat germ pancakes; 1 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup wheat germ; 2 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs, separated; 1 cup milk; 1 cup yoghurt; 1 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, thawed; 25 gram butter or 2 tablespoons oil for frying; Roasted plums; 6 plums, halved and de-stoned; 2 tablespoon soft brown sugar; Maple crème fraîche; 100 millilitre crème fraîche; 2 tablespoon maple syrup

Ingredients

Wheat germ pancakes

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup wheat germ

2 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, separated

1 cup milk

1 cup yoghurt

1 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, thawed

25 gram butter or 2 tablespoons oil for frying

Roasted plums

6 plums, halved and de-stoned

2 tablespoon soft brown sugar

Maple crème fraîche

100 millilitre crème fraîche

2 tablespoon maple syrup

Method

Wheat germ pancakes

1.Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add the wheat germ, sugar and salt. Stir to combine.

2.In another bowl, beat the egg yolks with half of the milk and half of the yoghurt. Once mixed, add the remaining milk and yoghurt, and mix with the dry ingredients. Add the blueberries.

3.In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form and fold into the pancake mix.

4.Heat a little oil in a large frying pan and cook pancakes in batches.

Roasted plums

5.Preheat the oven to 190ºC. Put the plums in a roasting tray, skin side down, and sprinkle with sugar.

6.Roast in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Maple crème fraîche

7.Combine the crème fraîche and maple syrup in a small bowl and mix well.

To serve

8.Top with roasted plums and syrup. Spoon over maple crème fraîche.

Wheat germ is packed full of folic acid and other goodies, while the frozen blueberries have incredibly high levels of antioxidants. These are superfood pancakes with plenty of flavour to boot. For an even healthier spin, you can swap the crème fraîche for yoghurt. Just mix a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup into plain Greek yoghurt for a delicious, lower fat alternative. Sprinkling sugar on the plums will add another layer of sweetness to the dish. But you should stick to the recommended two tablespoons as you want the flavour of the fruit to stand out. The plums are self-saucing, and the syrupy juices that run out as they bake are perfect for pouring all over your finished pancakes.
Note

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Ingredients

Method

Wheat germ pancakes

Roasted plums

Maple crème fraîche

To serve

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