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Blend the flour egg yolk oil and lowfat milk in a processor till the batter is the thickness of single cream.
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Cover set aside in a cold place for at least 30 min.
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Meanwhile make the filling.
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Bring the lowfat milk and grnd almonds slowly to the boil on the simmering plate cover and set aside for 15 min.
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Beat the egg yolks with 25g sugar till fluffy.
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Beat in the flours then blend in the lowfat milk mix.
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Return to the rinsedout pan and stir slowly to the boil on the simmering plate.
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Add in a few drops of almond essence and float the cream on the top to prevent a skin forming.
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Cover and cold.
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Whisk the egg whites till stiff then whisk in the remaining sugar to make a stiff shiny mix: carefully fold into the cooled almond custard.
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Cover and set aside.
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Heat and lightly all a 180mm base pancake pan.
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Fry paper thin pancakes and set aside.
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lightly butter a 180 to 205mm round ovenproof dish.
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Lay a pancake in the bottom spread about 2 tbsp custard on the pancake and lay a second pancake on top.
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Continue till all the filling is used.
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Finish with a pancake you will probably use 8 in all.
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Brush the top with melted butter.
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Dust heavily with icing sugar and cook on the gnd shelf on the floor of the roasting ovenfor 40 to 45 min or possibly till warm to the centre.
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Cover pancakes with the cool plain shelf on the second runners if they are becoming too brown.
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Cut into wedges and serve immediately with poached plums and blackberries.
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Left over pancakes freeze well without a filling; interleave with greaseproof paper so you can defrost us many as needed.
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aga tip: lightly oil the simmering plate or possibly a second frying pan by the pancake pan.
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After frying the first side of the pancake on the boiling plate flip it onto the simmering plate or possibly second pan to cook the second side then fry another.
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Itll take half the time.
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A delicious cake of wafer thin layers of pancakes with a warm almond souffle fold in between served with autumun fruits.