Coffee Walnut Pancakes

You will need:

135g of plain flour

1tsp of baking powder

2tbsp of caster sugar

130ml of skimmed milk

1 egg

2tbsp of olive oil

1 handful of chopped walnuts

For the syrup:

2tbsp of golden syrup

1/4tsp of instant coffee

Boiling water

Firstly, you will need to make the pancake batter. Sift the flour, baking powder and caster sugar into a large bowl. Then in a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg and olive oil. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and whisk together. Leave this to stand for a few minutes to allow the baking powder to work (you will begin to notice bubbles in the surface of the batter).

Whilst the batter rests, finely chop a handful of walnuts. Then to make the coffee syrup, put a small amount of instant coffee in a mug and thoroughly mix with a teaspoon of boiling water. Then add the golden syrup and mix until it forms a thick syrup.

Once the batter is fully rested, you can cook the pancakes. Heat a non-stick pan on a medium heat and grease lightly. Ladle the batter into the pan one at a time, and sprinkle a small amount of chopped walnuts over the batter. Cook on one side until the top of the pancake looses its shine and bubbles.

Once cooked, drizzle over the coffee syrup and serve.