Italian Pancakes

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/3 cups plain flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup cheese
• 500 g beef mince
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 550 g pasta sauce

Recipe

• 1 sift 1 cup flour into bowl.
• 2 make a well in the centre and drop in well beaten eggs.
• 3 gradually add 1/2 cup milk, water and 1 tablespoon melted butter, beating all the time.
• 4 beat until smooth then allow to stand for 1 hour.
• 5 grease frypan very lightly and heat.
• 6 pour in batter for a fairly large pancake.
• 7 when edges are brown turn over.
• 8 repeat with remaining pancake batter.
• 9 cook mince in oil with garlic, onion and carrot.
• 10 add pasta sauce and cook on low for 30 minutes.
• 11 meanwhile in a separate saucepan melt 3 tablespoons of butter.
• 12 add 1/3 cup flour until bubbling.
• 13 add 2 cups of milk gradually, stirring continuously until thickened.
• 14 add cheese and set aside.
• 15 place pancake on plate and fill with meat sauce.
• 16 roll pancake up and use toothpick to hold in place.
• 17 repeat with remaining pancakes and mince sauce.
• 18 arrange on plate and spoon sauce over pancakes.
• 19 serve with salad or chips or both.