Buttermilk Pancakes With Poached Pears And Pear Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 None small pears, peeled, quartered and decored
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
1/2 None medium lemon, quartered
1 None wide strip of orange rind
1/2 None vanilla bean
5 tbsp butter
2 1/3 cups self-rising flour
2 None large eggs
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
None None cooking oil spray

Preparation

Place pears in a large saucepan with 2 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar, the honey, lemon, orange rind and vanilla bean. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 25 mins, until pears are tender. Using a slotted spoon, remove pears. Boil liquid until reduced to about 2/3 cup and syrupy. Discard lemon and vanilla bean. Stir in 1 1/2 tbsp butter.
Meanwhile, for the pancake batter, heat the remaining butter until melted, then cool slightly. Sift the flour and remaining sugar into a large bowl. Combine the eggs, buttermilk and melted butter in a separate bowl then mix into the flour mixture.
Spray a large heavy-based frying pan with cooking oil. Pour in batter to make 4 small pancakes. Cook until bubbles appear on surface, then flip and cook other side. Remove from pan. Cover to keep warm and repeat with remaining batter. Serve with pears and syrup.