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Pear and Pecan Nut Pancakes
with Caramel Sauce

MAKES 16 - 18 / SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS:

250 g self-raising flour
60 g castor sugar
2 ml ground cinnamon
60 g butter, melted
125 g LANCEWOOD smooth cottage cheese
2 extra large eggs
225 ml milk
2 ml vanilla essence
4 ripe pears, peeled and coarsely grated
60 ml chopped pecan nuts
125 g LANCEWOOD low fat smooth cottage cheese to serve
Cinnamon sugar

Caramel sauce
60 g unsalted butter
60 g soft brown sugar
45 ml golden syrup
45 ml cream
METHOD: Sift the flour, castor sugar and cinnamon together. Beat the butter, cottage cheese, eggs, milk and vanilla essence together.  Mix into the flour and sugar mixture. Add the pears and pecan nuts. Brush a non-stick frying pan with a little oil. Place 4 large spoonfuls of the mixture in the pan and fry until bubbles appear on the one side. Flip over and cook until golden on the other side. Keep warm while preparing the remaining batter. Pile 2 - 3 pancakes on top of each other and drizzle with caramel sauce. Serve with a spoonful of cottage cheese and dust with cinnamon sugar. Scatter a few extra pecan nuts on top.

Caramel sauce
Place all the above ingredients except the cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes or until thick.
Stir in the cream and set aside to cool.

plain-smooth
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