When it comes to breakfasts I’m really quite boring. Vegemite toast and a cup of tea and my day is off to a great start. Occasionally my fiance makes his famous pancakes on the weekend, but usually it’s toast and tea, and to be honest I’m happy with that. While it may not be the most exciting of breakfasts, I think it’s the ritual of a cup of tea and toast that sets the start to my day.
Sometimes however its really nice to slow down and savour a cooked breakfast, particularly on the weekend. It’s part of what makes the weekend special right? We have the time for a slow breakfast. So when I saw a recipe for Blueberry Pancakes with Whipped Lemon Butter in Sumptuous magazine during the week I decided that’s what I would make on Saturday. Blueberries are wonderfully abundant in Australia at the moment, and cheap to, so what better way to celebrate than with Blueberry Pancakes. Blueberries and lemon are such a wonderful combination and the whipped lemon butter really adds something to the pancakes. If you want a healthier option than the lemon butter squeeze fresh lemon juice on top of the pancakes. Yum!
So tell me, what are your favourite pancake flavours?
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Blueberry Pancakes with Whipped Lemon Butter
Ingredients
WHIPPED LEMON BUTTER
- 150 g of butter at room temperature
- 2 tsp of finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup of icing sugar
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES
- 2 eggs
- 75 g of caster sugar
- 2 cups of self raising flour sifted
- 2 cups of buttermilk
- 50 g of unsalted butter melted
- 1 tbsp of vanilla bean paste
- 250 g of blueberries
Instructions
- To make the lemon butter beat the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and slowly add the icing sugar until soft and creamy. Remove from the mixing bowl and set aside.
- To make the pancakes, add the caster sugar and eggs to the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk until light and frothy. Add the flour, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla and melted butter and mix until smooth. Fold through 3/4 of the blueberries.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and lightly grease with butter or an oil spray and add 1/3 cup measures of the batter to the frying pan and cook for 2 minutes, or until bubbles form and the top is lightly set. Flip and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked pancakes to a preheated oven to keep warm while you cook the remaining pancakes.
- Serve the pancakes with the lemon butter and fresh blueberries.
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Christine says
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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
November 15, 2011 at 2:39 pmAnd here I am with a lovely punnet of blueberries and a fridge full of lemons to use! 😀 I love food serendipity!
Nadia says
November 15, 2011 at 7:15 pmThe Pavlova blog hop sounds like a great idea! Can I submit my raw pavlova pie :)))
delicieux says
November 16, 2011 at 5:53 pmSure Nadia 😀 It would be wonderful to have you as part of the event.
Lily says
November 15, 2011 at 2:27 pmmMmmm that whipped lemon butter will be making its way to a breakfast at our house soon! Pancakes are one of our favourite brunch treats and I love this recipe to bits. I may test this one on the in-laws when they visit next weekend 😉
delicieux says
November 16, 2011 at 5:53 pmLet me know how it goes over with the in-laws 😀
aipi says
November 15, 2011 at 12:50 pmAs I read this I am trying to put together the flavor combo in my head n it tastes yum!:)
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anh says
November 14, 2011 at 7:56 pmSo delicious! Aren’t you happy that blueberries are in season now? 🙂
delicieux says
November 15, 2011 at 7:41 amI am!!! I love how cheap they are too. More reasons to indulge! 😀
Baker Street says
November 14, 2011 at 6:42 pmYou had me at blueberry pancakes! but i have to say that the lemon butter sounds sinfully delicious!
Trudy ~ Veggie num num says
November 15, 2011 at 8:44 amHaven’t the blueberries been amazing lately, I can’t stop buying them!! These pancakes look scrumptious and a yep we love a good weekend pancake cook up here at home too – might have to try these out while the blueberries are still so abundant!!
delicieux says
November 15, 2011 at 1:32 pmThe blueberries have indeed been amazing!!! I’m going to stock up and freeze some! 😀
[email protected] says
November 14, 2011 at 12:55 pmThat lemon butter sounds divine!
thelittleloaf says
November 14, 2011 at 11:35 pmI’m pretty boring with breakfast during the week – bircher muesli or homemade toast with avocado being the limits of my creativity – but when it comes to the weekend I love trying more adventurous things and these pancakes look perfect. Blueberry is probably my favourite flavour, although I do like savoury ones with bacon and avocado too.
Rosa says
November 14, 2011 at 4:43 pmDivine flavors! They look really good.
Cheers,
Rosa
delicieux says
November 15, 2011 at 7:40 amThanks Rosa 😀
Xiaolu/6Bittersweets says
November 14, 2011 at 1:48 pmYum! This breakfast is such a classic — yet I don’t remember the last time I had blueberry pancakes. Will definitely have to make these soon :).
delicieux says
November 14, 2011 at 3:45 pmIt is a classic isn’t it, and with good reason because it’s delicious! 😀
jen @ giftboxology says
November 14, 2011 at 11:35 amthat just looks absolutely amazing!
is there many things better in life than pancakes and whipped butter!
whipped butter on pancakes reminds me of visits to the Pancake Parlour in Melbourne with mum when I was little. my favourite!
delicieux says
November 14, 2011 at 1:42 pmThanks Jen 😀 They were delicious and a great way to kick the weekend off to a good start!