Buckwheat pikelets with bacon and maple butter

Name: Buckwheat pikelets with bacon and maple butter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 220 gm plain flour; 50 gm buckwheat flour; 2½ tsp baking powder; 375 ml buttermilk (1½ cups); 125 ml milk (½ cup); 3 eggs; 80 gm butter, melted, plus extra for brushing; ½ cup finely chopped chives; Finely grated rind of 1 lemon; 18 rindless bacon rashers; To serve: maple syrup; Maple butter; 120 ml maple syrup; 250 gm softened butter; 1½ tsp smoked paprika