• Melt butter and allow to cool.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Add the melted butter, eggs, sugar, pinch of salt and cold milk. Mix well.
• The batter must be smooth.
• Incorporate a little whipped egg white, mixing without too much caution.
• Gently fold in the rest a little at a time, lifting the batter from bottom to top with a spatula.
• Heat a small non-stick frying pan over low heat and pour a small ladleful of batter over it.
• Place a large spoonful of nutella in the center and cover with a little batter. Spread to cover the nutella. Cook for about 1 minute.
• As soon as bubbles appear on the surface, turn the pancake over and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Be careful, it cooks very quickly and can burn. Your pancakes will puff up when turned out.

Chocolate chip pancakes

• For the chocolate chip version, add a few chips to the batter and mix. Cook as above.
• Serve these nutella-stuffed pancakes to taste, with maple syrup, honey, chocolate and fruit etc. . .