Telly chef James Martin joined us this pancake day. No stranger to a saucepan, the ITV cooking connoisseur had some perfect pancake ... use butter in the frying pan when cooking up pancakes.

Pour a small ladleful of batter into the centre of the pan and tilt to spread mixture evenly to the edges. Cook for a couple of minutes and using a spatula begin to ease the pancake from the surface ...

As a chef, pancake day gives everyone, both amateur or professional, the perfect opportunity to enjoy ... buttered grease proof paper in a non stick pan, I roughly spoon in our frothy pancake ...