Nutella Pancake Stack Recipe

Recipe from Christopher’s Covent Garden.

Makes 18 pancakes

Ingredients:

• 450 ml of milk

• 6 tbps of melted butter

• Six eggs

• 420 g of flour

• 4 tablespoons of baking powder

• Then add 6 tbsp of melted butter

• Tablespoons of sugar pinch of salt is optional

To serve

• 3 jars Nutella for sandwiching together

• 4 tablespoon icing sugar

• 2 tablespoons praline

• 180 ml chocolate sauce

Method:

1. Beat the milk, butter and eggs together until combined, then add the flour, baking powder, more butter and salt until you get a smooth batter.

2. Lightly grease a griddle or non-stick pan with clarified butter and heat until droplets of water dance on the surface.

3. Pour the batter onto a griddle in uniform amounts, and cook until the surface of pancakes is covered with bubbles. Flip over with a wide spatula and cook until golden brown on the second side.

4. Remove to a serving plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter, regreasing the griddle as necessary – will make 16 to 18 pancakes. You only need 8 for the stack.

5. Place 1 tablespoon of Nutella onto 30 cm plate the place a pancake on top. Spread another tablespoon or two of Nutella then place another pancake on top.

6. Continue this process until you have used up 8 to 10 pancakes, the last pancake can be spread with Nutella then sprinkled with praline and dusted with icing sugar. Serve with red fruit compote and warm chocolate sauce.