Chocolate Buckwheat Crêpes With Cappuccino Ganache Food

CHOCOLATE BUCKWHEAT CRêPES WITH CAPPUCCINO GANACHE

Steps:

• 1. To make the cappuccino ganache, heat the ingredients together in a heavy-based saucepan over very low heat until melted. Whisk together until smooth and set aside. Reheat just before serving if necessary. 2. To make the pancakes, whisk all of the ingredients together until you have a smooth batter. 3. Heat a little dollop of butter or coconut oil in a nonstick pan and pour in about ¼ cup of the mixture at a time. Swirl the pan to spread the mixture out as thinly as possible, and when bubbles rise on the surface of the pancake and the underside is lightly golden, flip and cook on the reverse side, also until lightly golden. It takes about 3-4 minutes per pancake. Set the cooked pancakes aside on a warmed dinner plate, and continue until you have used up all the batter. 4. Serve with the warm cappuccino ganache and top with fruit and toasted nuts. Notes To cook these as fluffier American-style pancakes, add in ½ tsp baking powder to the batter. To make yoru own buckwheat flour at home, blitz 1 cup whole buckwheat in your food processor until fine, then pass through a sieve to remove any extra lumps. Photo Credit @Curtis Gallon

BUCKWHEAT CRêPE MADAMES

Steps:

• Mix the flour, 1 egg, the milk and a pinch of salt in a jug or bowl. Set aside for 30 mins, or up to 3 hrs. Mash together the mustard, cream and cheese in another bowl. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, and line two baking trays with baking parchment or foil.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan, then once foaming, add enough batter to just cover the pan, swirling it to cover the surface in a thin layer (pour any excess back into the batter bowl). Cook until the surface is set and the underside is browning, carefully flip and cook for another minute or 2, then take off the heat.
• Spoon a quarter of the cheese mixture onto the middle of the pancake, using the spoon to create space in the centre to hold an egg. Crack one into the space and lay a few pieces of ham around the edges. Fold each side of the pancake in towards the centre to make a square. Cook in the pan for another 30 secs-1 min, then transfer to a baking tray. Repeat with the rest of the pancakes, then bake for 6-7 mins until the egg whites are set. Serve with fried mushrooms or wilted spinach, if you like.