These are American-style fluffy pancakes but with delicious apricots included within them.  Instead of more butter, we suggest a nice apricot purée to pour on top of them.

Method (serves 3)

• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together in a bowl.
• In another bowl, mix together the milk, egg and melted butter, then mix this into the dry ingredients until you have a smooth batter.
• Leave it to rest while you cut the apricots into varying sized pieces.
• Add the apricots to the batter and stir through.
• Heat a little butter in a large non-stick frying pan.
• Ladle the batter into the pan, 1 ladleful should do each pancake, and make sure you scoop up some of the apricots each time.
• Cook both sides until golden brown.  Add more butter to the pan when required.
• You can make an apricot purée to pour over by simply blending 2-3 apricots and pushing them through a sieve.