Recipe: Ham and cheese pancake rolls

Try something different for school or office lunches with these savoury rolls. Photo / Fresh Media

Plan ahead for new lunchbox ideas.

School lunches can get monotonous and it’s always good to have something different to add to the repertoire. These tasty pancake rolls can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for a couple of days.

Ham and cheese pancake rolls

Makes 8 rolls

Ingredients

1 cup standard flour

1 tsp baking powder

¾ teaspoon salt

½ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp onion powder

2 size 7 eggs

1 ½ cups milk

2 Tbsp melted butter

½ cup grated tasty cheese

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

100g shaved ham, finely chopped

2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives

Method

1. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and onion powder in a bowl.
2. Whisk the eggs, milk and melted butter together in a separate bowl.
3. Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
4. Fold in the grated cheese, chopped ham, and chives.
5. Grease a medium frying pan with a little oil and pour ⅓ cup of batter into the pan. Tilt the pan to spread the batter over the bottom of the pan.
6. Cook over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the bottom has browned and the top has set slightly. Flip the pancake over and cook the other side until lightly browned.
7. Repeat with the remaining batter. You may need to oil the pan again every so often.
8. Roll up the pancakes and enjoy them warm, or allow them to cool and use as a lunchbox snack.

– fresh.co.nz