Crème Brûlée Pancakes

Directions

• custard:
• start by adding the milk, sugar, salt, corn flour and egg yolks into a pot. mix all this together then put the pot over medium-low heat
• keep heating this, whiles constantly stirring, until the whole mixture thickens. once it has thickened, take it off the heat and add in the butter and vanilla
• once the butter has melted and the custard is smooth, it's done. if you see any lumps you can push it through a sieve. if not just add it into a bowl, cover with cling film, making sure the cling film is touching the top of the custard, then leave it in the fridge to cool.
• pancakes:
• add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a bowl and mix these together
• in a separate bowl or jug, whisk together the milk, yoghurt, oil, vanilla and eggs. add this into the dry ingredients and whisk everything together until just combined. this will be a lumpy batter, that's ok
• here's how i like to cook these - i add some of the batter into the centre of a non stick pan that is on medium-low heat. then i add about a tbsp of water and put a lid on top of the pan. i feel like the steam makes a fluffier pancake but you don't have to do this
• these pancakes don't form bubbles on top the way a regular pancake does, you know when they're ready to flip when the top seems dry. once you have flipped them, just cook them for about a minute without the lid or water
• once all of them are cooked, you can start making your pancakes stacks. i added the custard between each layer and then i added some on top too
• sprinkle some granulated or caster sugar on top of the final layer of custard, then use a blowtorch to brûlée it
• let this sit for a minute so the sugar can harden and then enjoy!