American blueberry pancakes

American blueberry pancakes

Light, fluffy and fruity, these pancakes are a US classic. Serve them stacked high with syrup and extra fruit

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 10 pancakes

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Method

  1. Mix together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Beat the egg with the milk, make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and whisk in the milk to make a thick smooth batter. Beat in the melted butter, and gently stir in half the blueberries.
  2. Heat a teaspoon of oil or small knob of butter in a large non-stick frying pan. Drop a large tablespoonful of the batter per pancake into the pan to make pancakes about 7.5cm across. Make three or four pancakes at a time. Cook for about 3 minutes over a medium heat until small bubbles appear on the surface of each pancake, then turn and cook another 2-3 minutes until golden. Cover with kitchen paper to keep warm while you use up the rest of the batter. Serve with golden syrup and the rest of the blueberries.
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Per serving (without syrup)

108 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, salt 0.41 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2004.

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  • 2008-01-19 18:05:29.649097

    Charlotte rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A delicious alternative breakfast. Make sure that the heat is low - medium, not to cook the pancakes too quickly on the outside.

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  • 2008-01-24 21:37:01.768266

    chrissie commented on this recipe

    Be romantic for valantines day - how about sliced strawberries, they are almost heart shaped!

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  • 2008-01-29 14:03:47.702899

    Mark Hamman commented on this recipe

    I make this recipe all the time, but I substitute the milk with buttermilk and add 2 tbs golden syrup. The teenagers love them. I usually end up making 3 quantities to feed all the sleepover guests.

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  • 2008-02-01 14:09:57.702874

    pell commented on this recipe

    a lovely recipie, altho 2-3 minutes depends how u make them. i made them with my friends son and he found that the ones without blueburrys were nicer and to but bacon and mapel suryup on them where best.

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  • 2008-02-05 13:13:28.797622

    korkythekat rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2008-02-05 19:28:49.059287

    Helen's rated this recipe

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  • 2008-02-07 08:27:04.278848

    Hilders rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these for mygrown up son on pancake day, halved the recipe as only him eating them. They were a big hit. I think I'll be asked for them again and again.

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  • 2008-02-11 10:52:58.144625

    littlelouise rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum! makes a really nice breakfast - next time will try without the blueberrys.

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  • 2008-03-02 22:01:18.648738

    Jo Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I always make these pancakes but I also substitute in buttermilk in place of the regular milk. When making for my 2 year old I also add 2 tbsp. of steamed and then pureed sweet potato. Sounds strange but it works. Gives a hint of sweetness but also gives the goodness of the vegetable, even the adults like it. I agree that a low-medium heat is best so not to leave the centres uncooked and soggy. Once the bubbles start appearing when cooking, you can lift the pancake up with the spatula to see if it is brown enough for your liking. When buying the blueberries make sure they aren't the oversized ones as they aren't as tasty as smaller pea sized ones and can be messy for young kids. I also serve them with a few strips of bacon and of course a drizzle of Canadian maple syrup.

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  • 2008-03-08 15:39:09.324271

    QitchenQueen rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The batter had that perfect consistency (not too liquid not to thick) that can be hard to find in pancake recipes. Excellent with raspberries too.

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  • 2008-03-17 16:17:58.112828

    Rosalie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    One of the better pancake recipes. Yummy!

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  • 2008-04-02 10:21:17.554269

    Margaret commented on this recipe

    I was delighted to find a well recommended recipe for the pancakes as I shall be having American visitors in April so I'm going to practice making them today. Guess what I shall be having for my dinner!! I will be rating them soon.

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  • 2008-04-15 13:18:10.36655

    schubun rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    After reading all the reviews for the pancakes I was still a little concerned that they may be a little stodgy - how wrong I was! They were incredibly light and so easy to make, I'll certainly be making these again. I used frozen blueberries as I didn't have any fresh ones, but it made absolutely no difference. Highly recommended!

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  • 2008-04-19 15:45:03.661489

    RachelFarley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We made these for breakfast this morning and they were amazing!! So easy and tasted delicious!! Next time I may try the recipe with different fruit like strawberries, or rasberries.

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  • 2008-05-05 13:04:07.508673

    auroras rated this recipe

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  • 2008-06-08 09:17:11.886379

    caro rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe has become the children's choice for their birthday breakfasts. A huge favourite and now in my binder. We've been putting bananas in ours with yoghurt and fruit on the top.

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  • 2008-06-10 22:51:49.901714

    honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very popular with my grandchildren - used blackcurrants as I had some in the freezer. Cooked them slightly first with just a little sugar.

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  • 2008-07-02 22:57:46.031491

    Chef Santiago commented on this recipe

    a great recipe,but to render fully golden pancakes add the blueberries when you pour the batter on the griddle rather than mix them in so you dont rupture the berries and have them spill there juices causing a bluish-gray pancake.

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  • 2008-07-12 15:55:58.200571

    Chef Santiago rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nevermind what i said before. you should use 2 large eggs instead of 1 also dont use self rising flour and use a 1/2Tablespoon of baking soda,and use buttermilk and you will get a much lighter fluffier pancake,I would know im an American =]

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  • 2008-07-23 20:17:20.232309

    Leilz100 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    those pancakes were astounding! Another truimph from Good Food, I would make it again without prompt.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 10 pancakes

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

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Per serving (without syrup)

108 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, salt 0.41 g

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