Fantasy Veggie Dinner Guest - TOM POWERS

Evidence shows that Mr Tom Powers (James Cagney) is not at his best in the mornings. 

His conduct cannot be condoned but, just perhaps, a grapefruit half is not the thing to serve a gangster boyfriend with a hangover. 

Zelda's advice is to try serving him something more substantial and see if his mood improves. And this will be fine at whatever time of day he wakes up.

 BUTTERMILK PANCAKES with MAPLE SYRUP

Makes 6 – 8 pancakes

Ingredients

375g/ 6oz self-raising flour

½tsp bicarbonate of soda

½tsp salt

1tsp caster sugar

100ml/ 3½floz buttermilk

200ml/ 7floz milk

1free range egg

40g/ 1½oz butter, melted + about 10g for frying

maple syrup for serving

Method

Sift flour into a bowl with bicarbonate of soda, salt and sugar

In a jug, mix the milk with the buttermilk, eggs and butter.

Pour into the flour and stir to combine.

Melt remaining butter in a pan.

Pour some batter into the pan. Cook for about a minute (You should see it start to firm up and the bubbles rise to the top). 

Then turn and cook the other side.

Keep the cooked pancakes in a warm oven until all are ready.

Stack the warm pancakes on top of each other.

Serve with maple syrup.

Did his mood improve?
Maybe not...