Blueberry pancakes

Pancakes were the first thing I ever made for anybody.  I used the Joy of Cooking recipe for buttermilk pancakes adding vanilla or cinnamon, depending on my mood.  I figure, everybody loves pancakes on a weekend morning, or in this case, a school day morning.

The Very Best Pancakes 
from the Joy of Cooking

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 Tbs. butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla or cinnamon (If making blueberry pancakes, omit both)

1. Combine the dry ingredients.
2. Combine the wet ingredients.
3. Combine dry and wet ingredients.
4. Heat griddle.  Heat 1 Tbs. butter and 1 Tbs. canola oil on griddle.
5. When griddle is hot, pour pancake batter onto griddle and cook.
6. Flip pancake with a spatula and continue cooking until golden brown.

Blueberry Sour Cream Pancakes
adapted from the Joy of Cooking

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

3 Tbs. sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup milk

3 Tbs. butter, melted

2 eggs, separated

8 oz. blueberries

1. Combine the dry ingredients.

2. Combine the sour cream, milk, melted butter, and egg yolks.

3. Beat egg whites until they have formed soft peaks.

4. Combine dry ingredients and wet ingredients, except for the egg whites.

5. Once dry and wet ingredients are combined, fold in the egg whites.

6. Heat 1 Tbs. butter and 1 Tbs. canola oil on griddle.  

7. When griddle is hot, pour pancake batter onto griddle and cook.

8.  Scatter blueberries on the side of the pancake that has not yet cooked.  This keeps the blueberries from turning the pancake blue.

9. Flip with a spatula and continue cooking until golden brown.

Pancake Toppings

butter and real maple syrup

butter and strawberry jam

butter and homemade jam

peanut butter and jelly

bacon and real maple syrup

a fried egg

Roll pancake around a sausage (piggies in a blanket)