The Bambino

1. 1

   Whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar, black pepper)

2. 2

   Whisk together wet (buttermilk, egg, 1/2 cup olive oil, orange zest)

3. 3

   Add wet to dry, whisk them together, let sit about hour

4. 4

   Heat cast iron pan in broiler til it's wicked hot (a drop of water should bounce sizzle and evaporate)

5. 5

   Pour 3 tbs Olive oil into pan with the halved figs

6. 6

   a minute later, pour batter into pan

7. 7

   Broil for about 10 minutes until it puffs up ..sprinkle remaining sugar on top and broil until it's a bit sticky and lightly charred

8. 8

   Squeeze orange or lemon juice over top

9. 9

   Serve warm with fresh figs & dollop of ice cream or creem fraiche or whipped cream or yoghurt and Drizzle of honey if you want OR can caramelize the figs in a bit of honey & black pepper and pour the batter

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