Ingredients
1 cup self-raising flour
1 tbsp caster sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup dried fruit chopped
20 g butter chilled
1 egg
smooth ricotta cheese to serve
extra chopped dried fruit to serve
Method
Sift flour and sugar into a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Whisk milk, egg and vanilla essence together in a jug. Pour mixture into dry ingredients in mixing bowl and stir gently until just combined. Stir in chopped dried fruit.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Wrap the cold butter in a piece of paper towel, carefully wipe over the surface of the pan to grease (butter will melt slightly through paper towel).
Drop tablespoonfuls of mixture into pan, not too close together. Cook for 1 min until bubbles appear on surface of pikelets. Turn and cook for another 30 secs until golden brown. Transfer pikelets to a wire rack to cool while you cook rest of the mixture.
Serve spread with butter or ricotta cheese and topped with extra dried fruit.
