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Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Traditionally during Lent, Christians would give up rich, tasty foods such as butter, eggs, sugar and some fat.<\/p>\n
With so many recipes online, it can be hard to know which ones will get the best results but James Martin\u2019s recipe has several five-star reviews.<\/p>\n
The recipe notes said: \u201cTry James Martin\u2019s really easy classic pancake recipe with a wicked chocolate sauce.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce you\u2019ve learned how to make pancakes you can experiment with the toppings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
85g self-raising flour<\/p>\n
One free-range egg<\/p>\n
300ml milk<\/p>\n
Drizzle of oil<\/p>\n
55g caster sugar<\/p>\n
Splash of hot water<\/p>\n
30g cocoa powder<\/p>\n
To make the pancake batter, simply whisk the flour, egg and milk into a bowl and set it aside.<\/p>\n
Heat a little oil into a pancake pan, and once hot, ladle some of the mixture into the pan, swirling it around until it\u2019s even.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Allow the pancake to fry for one to two minutes on each side or until golden before repeating with the rest of the batter.<\/p>\n
To make the delicious chocolate sauce, James said to whisk the sugar, water and cocoa together in a small pan over a gentle heat.<\/p>\n
Add some extra water into it depending on how thick you like the sauce to be on pancakes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To serve, transfer the pancakes to a serving plate and drizzle the chocolate sauce over, adding some fruit like bananas for an extra touch.<\/p>\n
Some icing sugar can also be sieved on top to make them extra tasty and aesthetically pleasing.<\/p>\n
This recipe serves two people and can easily be doubled to make more pancakes.<\/p>\n
They can also be made ahead of time but will taste best when served immediately after making.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n