American pancakes with tofu ‘bacon’ and maple syrup

Soft, thick and fluffy American-style pancakes are on the menu almost every weekend at my house. Sometimes they’ll be served with juicy blueberries and creamy Greek yoghurt, other times sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and sliced bananas. For an occasional treat, I fry up some streaky bacon to serve on top then drizzle the whole lot with maple syrup. I recently had a go at a bacon alternative using tofu, and to my great surprise, it worked brilliantly. Salty, smoky, savoury, slightly sweet and