JAPANESE HOTCAKES

2 large eggs

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp bicarb

Beat the eggs, buttermilk, sugar, vanilla and salt together

Add the rest of the ingredients and blend well

Heat a skillet over a medium flame and grease lightly with butter

Butter the inside of a ring mould and put it on the skillet

Fill the ring halfway up with the batter

Cook until bubbles appear

Flip it over using a spatula

This is tricky as some of the uncooked batter may spill out so a good idea would be to have another skillet the same size on standby and invert it over the rings and turn them all over together

To serve: Place a generous knob of butter on the top and drizzle with honey

Best eaten warm