Serves 4

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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

4 tablespoons Spanish extra-virgin olive oil, more if necessary

1/3 cup dark chocolate, preferably Spanish, broken into small pieces

1/4 cup honey, preferably Spanish lemon honey

Fresh mint leaves

Mix the flour, sugar, powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt togehter in a mixing bowl.

Whisk in the egg, buttermilk, and 2 tablesppons of the olive oil until you have a smooth batter, then stirr in the chocolate pieces.

Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of the remaining olive oil in a medium sauté pan over medium low heat.

Ladle 1/4 cup of the pancake mixture into the pan and cook until golden brown.

Flip the pancake with a spatula and cook until golden brown on the second side.

Transfer the pancake to a warm oven. Repeat with the remaining batter, adding more olive oil to the pan as needed.

To serve, drizzle the pancakes with honey and garnish with mint.

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