Quick recipe finder Gluten-free American buttermilk pancakes 
Maple syrup and crispy bacon are the classic accompaniment but cream cheese with smoked salmon, mackerel or spicy sausages are also delicious.
By Darina Allen and Rosemary Kearney
Ingredients
- 175ml/6fl oz buttermilk
- 1 egg, preferably free-range
- 15g/½oz butter, melted
- 50g/2oz tapioca flour
- 25g/1oz fine cornmeal
- good pinch of salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- clarified butter
To serve
- butter
- crispy bacon
- maple syrup
Method
Mix the buttermilk, egg and melted butter in a large bowl, until smooth and blended. Sift together the tapioca flour, fine cornmeal, salt and bicarbonate of soda and gently stir into the buttermilk only until the ingredients are moistened – don’t worry about the lumps.
Heat a heavy iron or non-stick pan until medium hot. Grease with a little clarified butter. Spoon one generous tablespoon of batter onto the pan and spread slightly with the back of the spoon.
Cook until the bubbles rise and break on the top of the pancake. Flip over gently. Cook until pale golden on the other side. Remove and keep warm. Continue until all the batter has been used.
Spread each pancake with butter and serve a stack of three per person with crispy bacon and maple syrup.
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