Buttermilk and golden syrup pancakes

It's not every Bank Holiday that we get the chance to breakfast outdoors, but with the temperatures soaring to record breaking highs this weekend, we decided to make the most of the glorious weather and cook and eat as much as possible outdoors.
The chapa is one of our favourite items at home, because you can cook such a variety of things on it, using very little wood for the fire and when normal weather service is resumed, you simply take off the legs and use it indoors on the hob and in the oven.

Ours is regularly used for Scotch pancakes and I use a recipe from a 1970s cook book.  But on Saturday morning I remembered half a tub of buttermilk in the fridge and came up with this variation.

120g self raising flour
1 egg
200ml buttermilk
50g butter
50g golden syrup


Place the butter and syrup in a pan and warm over a gentle heat until the butter melts.
Put the flour into a large mixing bowl and add the egg and buttermilk.
Whisk gently until all the flour has been absorbed into the liquid ingredients.
Pour in the melted butter and syrup and whisk well.

Leave to stand while you light a fire under the chapa (or, in inclement weather, heat the griddle plate over a high heat on the stove.)

When the chapa/griddle is hot, wipe the surface with a thick piece of kitchen towel smeared with a generous dollop of butter.

Drop the mixture onto the hot plate, about a tablespoonful at a time.

Do not touch them for 2 minutes, until the underside is golden and the top starting to dry out.  If you poke them too soon, you will just end up with a gooey mess on your slice and on the chapa plate.
When the underside is cooked, flip them over and carry on cooking until that side is also golden.

Serve warm with Greek yogurt, jam, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, maple syrup or whatever else takes your fancy
I have been using the 15" chapa and griddle for these, but we also do a 12" version, which you can find in the Outdoor Section (chapa) and the Baking section (griddle) on our website.
You will also find the legs as an add on accessory if you already have a griddle plate 

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