Whisk together self-raising flour, caster sugar, a little melted butter, buttermilk and an egg into a thick batter. Add some milk if the batter looks too thick or a bit more flour if it looks too thin. I'm not precise about quantities and they always seem to turn out ok!
Drop batter into a non-stick frying pan and flip the pancakes when little bubbles rise to the surface. Keep them warm in a low oven while cooking.Served with bacon and maple syrup. Ok, not maple syrup. Maple flavoured golden syrup. Passable substitute!
A little later on the friends arrived and we ate cheese & pineapple on sticks, roast chicken with lemon and garlic, mashed potatoes, buttered carrots with parsley and salad with vinaigrette. No pictures. Too busy eating.The chickens were roasted with olive oil, two lemons and a whole head of garlic in a heavy pan (ancient hand me down Le Creuset in my case) with the lid on. This way all the juices stay in the chicken and the meat just falls off the bones. When the chicken is cooked just pour the lemony, garlicky juices into a jug and serve.
After lunch we were all more than a little snoozy (poor travelling friends) but totally manned up and headed to the pub. Fun times. Apart from the cinammon vodka. Nasty.
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