Cheese and Ham Stuffed Pancakes...and Presents!

Soft, stuffed pancakes - A 10 minute lunch without having to leave the flat.

Now, one of PB's favourite foods is savoury pancakes, and thus far, I have never made them for him. Cruel you may say, but he is the shape of a bean pole, and I am not so lucky!

I decided that today was the day, but didn't want to go over the top and ruin the beautiful simplicity of a thin crepe, let alone leave the house with the weather looking so grey so I snooped around the fridge looking for possible fillings. I settled on extra mature cheddar cheese and honey roasted ham for two reasons:

i) It couldn't be more classic and ii) It couldn't be more easy.

With a quick grate of cheese (on a fine grater for increased melty-ness) and a quick shred of ham I was already halfway to the finish line. I filled a cup with plain flour, whisked in 2 eggs, a pinch of salt and filled up a jug with two thirds milk, one third water and poured in, until I got a loose but still sticky texture.

Slowly swishing around a small knob of butter and ladling in the first portion of batter, it wasn't long before I had a plate piled high with delicious, steaming pancakes. Using a bit of origami, my pancake pockets were ready to go. Keeping warm in the oven for PB's return from work, the pancakes remained crisp but began melting in the middle. When he finally arrived, his arms were full with bags which he stretched out for me to take.

Inside were two little tomato plants wrapped in newspaper, to help me come to terms with our recent tomato loss, and in the other bag were two books: 1) 'Little Paris Kitchen' by Rachel Khoo, which I'd been going on about for weeks & 2) Niki Segnit's 'The Flavour Thesaurus' which I had flicked through and then coveted at a friend's house. As he tucked into his pancakes, I tucked into my cookery books - making notes of what I want to make first...I can't wait to get started!