Blueberry pancakes

The first time I tried blueberry pancakes was in the USA in 1985.. I had gone to stay with my Aunt Sandy (I was 16 and she was around 19) and she had just married my Uncle George (Or the “Sailor” as we call him at home) who had worked in the Merchant Marine before emigrating to America.

I loved them and still do very much and I spent 3 months at their home which totally changed my life…

The breakfasts that my Aunt Sandy cooked were legendary and huge..I put on about 10kgs in three months and my family didn’t recognise me when I returned..anyway.. In New Jersey they grow a lot of blueberries and I had eaten loads..

They made great pancakes for me too with the ready made packet mixture that you could buy from the supermarket! Unbelievably easy; but I wanted, at some point, to learn how to make them from scratch.. Until I found this recipe.. which OK, is not the healthiest, as it contains 60 grams of butter per person at least..apart from the topping that goes on them..

Try them though..it is a wonderful recipe and it is a mixture that doesn’t have to remain in the fridge overnight..of course now that I think about making them tomorrow I’ll try using the mixture in the fridge and mixing in the meringue at the last minute before frying them.. I’ll keep you informed of progress..

And naturally you don’t need to put blueberries ..but if you find any of the ones from the Nikolaou Estate put them in.. they’ll drive you wild!

Diffuculty: 1 of 3

Duration:20 minutes

Serves:8-10 pieces

Ingredients

250gr full cream milk

1 tsp vanilla

125gr all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp sugar

1 pinch of salt

124gr melted butter

2 medium eggs (separated egg from whites)

100gr blueberries

A little butter or maple syrup for the topping

Method

Simple, the simplest recipe..

In a bowl place the flour, the baking powder and the salt and mix.

In another bowl put the milk, the vanilla the egg yolks and the melted butter.

Empty the contents of the second bowl into the first and stir in with a plastic or silicone spatula.

With a whisk or a mixer beat the egg whites lightly into a light meringue (don’t over mix we don’t want an actual meringue)

Fold the light meringue mixture into the bowl with rest of the ingredients.

Fry the pancakes on a medium heat one by one, putting the blueberries in when half cooked.

The huge blueberries I got from the guys were a little too big for the pancake mixture and didn’t turn out perfectly so choose some smaller ones or smaller fruit to add to create the “perfect” pancake :)

It makes about 8..share them around..

Kali Orexi!!