Thursday, April 27, 2017

Banana Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes


Buttermilk Syrup:
1 1/3 cup sugar
1 cup Buttermilk
2/3 cube butter

2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Baking Soda
Pancakes:
2 ripe bananas, or about 1 cup mashed
2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 teaspoons vanilla 

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Directions for Syrup:
In a LARGE saucepan combine sugar, buttermilk, and butter. Stirring constantly with a whisk bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Add vanilla and cinnamon and stir. Add baking soda and remove from heat and stir. Let it set 30 minutes to an hour to dissolve the bubbles that form.

Directions for Pancakes:
In a large bowl mash bananas.

Whisk in the buttermilk, eggs, butter, and vanilla.

In a medium bowl, add the the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together to combine.

Pour the dry ingredients over the wet and mix just until incorporated. Do not overmix!

Let the batter rest for about 5 minutes. It should form bubbles and rise just a bit.

Heat griddle to 325. 

Melt a little butter on the cooking surface, spreading it evenly, if desired. Using a trigger-handled ice cream scoop, pour the batter onto the griddle.
Sprinkle with blueberries.

The pancakes are ready to flip when they look a little dry around the edges and start to form little bubbles (about 2 minutes per side). Flip and cook on the other side until golden brown and the cooked through.

Note: You can leave out the bananas or blueberries.  I priced this without the bananas on DaleLiciousFood because we normally don't use the blueberries.  Add $0.37 per serving if using blueberries.