Blueberry Pancakes

Blueberry Pancakes

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 stick butter or margarine, melted and cooled
• Approximately 1 cup whole milk (I used buttermilk instead)
  
• 1 cup fresh or thawed and drained frozen blueberries (about 8 per pancake)
• Vegetable oil or butter, for cooking
• Serving suggestion: maple syrup and additional butter

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs then whisk them into the flour mixture. Combine the butter and 1 cup of milk in the medium bowl then gradually whisk this mixture into the batter. The batter should be slightly thicker than heavy cream. It the batter is too thick, add a little more milk.

Heat a seasoned griddle or a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. If the pan is not well seasoned, add a little oil to prevent the pancakes from sticking. Spoon or pour about 3 tablespoons of batter onto the griddle to form a pancake. Repeat forming only as many pancakes as can fit on the griddle with 1-inch or so of space around each. Drop 7 or 8 blueberries on each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on the pancake surfaces then flip and continue cooking until the second sides are golden, about 3 minutes longer. (Recipe from Rachel Ray's $40 a Day in Portland, OR)

Blueberry Reduction

Ingredients
1/2 c. white Zinfandel
1/4 c. sugar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
3/4 c. fresh blueberries (smashed or blended with a little juice)

Directions
Bring wine and vinegar to a boil. Add sugar and turn heat down so that the sugar melts down. Add smashed or blended blueberries and stir and simmer.

I made these this morning and would have taken more pictures along the way but I was pressed for time. I topped mine with a little butter so that it would melt on top while the pancakes were piping hot and then poured the blueberry reduction sauce over the top of it. These are DELISH and taste even better with a cup of french press coffee and a glass of cold orange juice.