Pancake recipe with brandy twist

It is Pancake Day on February 16th so I thought I should share my favourite recipe for pancakes with you at this time.

Ingredients

125g plain flour
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 egg + additional egg yolk
2 tbsp of brandy
225ml milk (full or semi-skinned)
Knob of melted butter
More butter for frying

1 lemon, quartered for juicing
caster sugar for serving.

Method

Start by sifting the flour into a bowl.
In a separate bowl whisk the egg, egg yolk and caster sugar into the milk and then add the brandy and stir.
Slowly add the flour to the milk, whisking as you do, but don’t beat it too much or it will need to rest afterwards for a short while.
Add the melted butter and stir in, making sure the butter is not too hot when you do this.

Use butter to fry the batter in a pan, keeping the mixture thin and cook the pancakes, with the iconic flip, until they begin to turn crispy.

Serve with lemon and sugar.