Name: Dates Pancakes with Caramel sauce recipe by Chef (Mrs) Reetu Uday Kugaji at BetterButter
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dates pitted and finely chopped- 75 gms; Dates pitted and pureed- 75 gms; Water hot - 125 ml; Self Raising Flour- 275 gms; Refined Flour - 75 gms; Demerara Sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp.; Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 tsp.; Milk - 500 gms; Butter melted - 75 gms; Egg whisked 1; Demerara Sugar - 120 gms; Butter - 60 gms; Fresh Cream - 275 ml

Place dates in a glass bowl. Pour over them the boiling water. Set aside for 15 minutes until soft.

Chop 1/2 of them very finely and puree rest of them.

Sift flours, sugar and cinnamon powder in a large bowl. Add milk, butter, egg and date mixture. Whisk until it is well combined and lump free.

Brush two small non-stick frying pans with a little of the extra melted butter. Heat over medium heat. Add 20 ml of mixture to each pan. Cook for 2 minutes, or until bubbles appear on the surface. Carefully turn over and cook for 1 minute.

Place prepared pancakes on a plate and wrap loosely in a clean tea towel to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan between each batch.

For the Caramel sauce : Place cream, butter and sugar in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts. Increase heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until sauce thickens. Pour into a glass sauce pourer and set aside.

To serve, place pancakes on the serving plates and pour over caramel sauce.