Blueberry Pancakes

Blueberry Pancakes. I’ve never been one to get into food “holidays”. I mean, who celebrates Bread Machine Month? Please rise. National Pretzel Day? That’s just twisted. National Melba Toast Day? Anyone? Anyone? National Caffeine Awareness Month? Zzzzz. National Kahlua Day? Well, okay. Maybe that one is worth celebrating.

But what kind of innkeeper would I be if I didn’t celebrate National Blueberry Pancake Day? It’s a peer-pressure thing. Really, I just couldn’t wait to take this photo.

Let the celebration commence.

Blueberry Pancakes

Blueberry Sauce

• 16 ounces blueberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/3 cup cornstarch

Place all ingredients in a medium-large saucepan. Stir together until cornstarch has dissolved.

Turn heat on to medium-high until sauce boils then reduce a bit and simmer while stirring for a couple of minutes. Cook until it becomes thick then remove from heat.

If needed, warm up again when pancakes are ready.

Pancakes

Preheat pan or griddle to 350°F.

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (or milk with a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice added to it), room temperature
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup melted butter, canola oil, or vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (optional when serving with blueberry sauce)

Whisk dry ingredients together and set aside.

Whisk wet ingredients together and set aside.

Gently stir dry and wet pancake ingredients together until just combined and still lumpy. Gently fold in blueberries. Stirring ingredients too much will result in rubbery pancakes.

Make sure pan is hot. Turn heat down to 360-365°F once it has been preheated. It will be tempting to pour the batter upon the pan before it is hot but do not give in to the temptation. When the time is right, pour 1/2 cup of batter into the pan and spread in a circular motion a bit to make about a four-inch pancake.

Be sure to wait until the bubbles in the middle of the pancake begin to burst, then flip. The other side will puff up and the edges will look done to tell you it is done cooking.

When pancakes are all cooked, smother in the lovely blueberry sauce… or with butter and maple syrup… or, you know, just send a friend a card and eat some Melba Toast.

Looking for some helpful pancaking hints? Check out the wildly popular post How to Make a Perfect Pancake. You got this.