Ham & cheese pancakes

• plain flour↗100g g
• egg↗1

  beaten

• full-fat milk↗200ml ml

  or semi-skimmed milk

• vegetable oil↗½ tbsp tbsp

  plus extra for frying

• butter↗30g g
• smoked ham↗80g g

  diced

• gruyère↗80g g

  grated

• chivessmall handful

  snipped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put the flour and ½ tsp salt in a bowl. Combine the eggs with the milk and oil, then gradually pour into the dry ingredients, whisking constantly until it’s a smooth batter. Transfer to a large jug.

2. 2

   Swirl a little oil around a large, non-stick pan over a gentle heat. Pour a quarter of the batter into the pan, tilting to coat the entire base. Cook for 1 min, flip over and cook for a further 30 secs. On one half of the pancake, add ¼ of the butter and sprinkle over ¼ of the ham and cheese. Grind over some black pepper and fold the pancake over the fillings. Fold in half again and transfer to a plate to serve. Repeat until you have four pancakes. Serve scattered with the chives.