Buttermilk hotcakes with fried bananas and mascarpone

Babiche Martens

Ingredients

1 ½ cups	Self raising flour
1 tsp	Baking powder
2 Tbsp	Sugar
1 cup	Buttermilk (Main)
2	Eggs
50 g	Butter, melted, extra for cooking
2 Tbsp	Sugar
2	Bananas, cut lengthways (Main)
1 tsp	Cinnamon
200 g	Mascarpone, to serve
1 bottle	Maple syrup, to drizzle for serving
1 punnet	Blueberries, optional

Directions

1. In a bowl place the flour, baking powder and sugar.
2. In a smaller bowl mix the buttermilk, eggs and butter together. Add to the flour and whisk to a smooth batter.
3. Heat a frying pan to a medium heat, add a small knob of butter and melt.
4. Pour cup batter into the pan and cook until it bubbles, then flip and cook the other side. Repeat until all the mixture is used.
5. Heat another knob of butter and fry the bananas until golden.
6. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle over the cooked bananas.
7. Serve two hotcakes topped with fried banana and mascarpone.
8. Drizzle with maple syrup, and add blueberries if using.