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Blueberry Pancakes

Instructions:

  1. Rinse in strainer:
    • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
  2. Set aside.
  3. In large mixing bowl, sift together:
    • 1 ¼ cups flour
    • 1 Tbsp. baking powder
  4. Add:
    • 1 Tbsp. sugar
    • ½ tsp. salt
  5. Stir dry ingredients together.
  6. In separate bowl, beat together:
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup milk
    • 2 Tbsp. oil
  7. Add liquid ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
  8. Add the blueberries.
  9. Spray skillet or griddle with non-stick spray or brush with 1 tsp. oil.
  10. Heat skillet or griddle. When a few sprinkles of water on the pan sizzle, the pan is hot enough to cook on.
  11. Pour about ½ cup of the batter onto the heated skillet.
  12. When pancake is cooking steam will form directly over it. When there is only dry heat, flip to the other side. This takes about 2 minutes.
  13. Cook on second side about 1 minute.
  14. Remove and serve with syrup, fresh fruit, a sprinkle of powdered sugar or blueberry sauce, recipe follows.

Blueberry Sauce:

  1. Cook and stir together:
    • ½ cup blueberries
    • 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • ¾ cup water
  2. Stir until mixture thickens; add:
    • a dash of nutmeg
    • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice.