American-style mushroom pancakes

Name: American-style mushroom pancakes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2–3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz shiitake, sliced; 120 g/4 oz/8 tbsp golden caster (superfine) sugar; 15 ml/1 tbsp white truffle oil; 6 rashers or strips of smoked streaky (fatty) bacon; Ground black pepper; 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 5 g/1 tsp baking powder; 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup milk; 1 egg, beaten; 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp butter, melted; 100 g/3¾ oz trompettes, ripped; 1 packet of enoki, trimmed

Preparation info

Serves
2–3

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Mushroom Cookbook

By Michael Hyams and Liz O'Keefe

Published 2017

About

Mushrooms are considered one of the best breakfast foods and they live up to their reputation in this sweet and savoury American classic. Mushrooms feature in both the thick pancake batter and the garnish, and the dish is even finished off with a truffle-oil syrup, just to get the mushroom message over loud and clear.

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
5

Americas
United States
Breakfast
Autumn

Method

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, milk and egg, then slowly whisk in 25 g/1 oz/2