Sponsored: Banana pecan pancakes with crispy bacon
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Sponsored: Banana pecan pancakes with crispy bacon
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Sainsbury's magazine
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Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana, about 200g unpeeled
- 225g self-raising flour
- 1 large egg
- 300ml semi-skimmed milk
- 75g pecans, roughly chopped
- 1-2 tsp oil, for frying
- 12 rashers smoked streaky bacon
- 4-6 tbsp maple syrup, to serve
Step by step
Make the pancakes the day before; reheat in the oven or microwave.
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Preheat the grill. Peel and mash the banana with a fork; set aside. Sift the flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt. Slowly whisk the egg and milk into the flour until smooth. Stir in the mashed banana and half the pecans.
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Heat a little oil in a large frying pan and fry small ladlefuls of the batter in batches. Cook until the tops are dry and set, turn and cook for a further 2 minutes until golden. Repeat, using all the batter to make 12 pancakes; add more oil as needed. Keep the pancakes warm.
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Meanwhile, cook the bacon under the preheated grill for 8-10 minutes, turning halfway, until crisp. Stack 2 or 3 pancakes on each plate, top with bacon and the remaining pecans, and finish with maple syrup.
Leave out the bacon for a vegetarian option.
