The Best Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Lennie's Note:

I am such a sucker for visuals. I saw these pancakes being made on a cooking show this morning (Cookworks), dashed out to buy fresh blueberries, and made these for dinner tonight. They did not disappoint! Try them; they're delicious!

• Total Time: 26 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 pancakes

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter (allowed to cool down)
• 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions:

1. Please note that you'll also need additional unsalted butter to grease your skillet (you could also use nonstick cooking spray like Pam; I did some with butter and some with Pam and all worked fine and tasted great).
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt (I do this through a sieve, not with a sifter).
3. After melted butter has cooled down, beat the eggs with the buttermilk in a separate bowl then whisk in the melted butter.
4. Using a wooden spoon or a spatula, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine just until you have a lumpy batter; do NOT overmix.
5. Over medium-high heat, heat some butter in a large skillet (you could use a griddle too, of course).
6. For each pancake, use a generous 1/4 cup of batter; after spooning batter into skillet, sprinkle top of each pancake with blueberries and press them in slightly.
7. I was quite generous with sprinkling the blueberries, then when I got to my last pancake I found I didn't have many left, so you may want to have some extra blueberries on hand.
8. Cook each pancake for approximately 2 minutes per side; the length of time will depend on how hot you have the heat, how well your skillet retains the heat, etc.
9. Keep pancakes warm in a low oven as you make them, then serve; best when served with real maple syrup.

Reviews

[Chalko]

At first I was a little bit worried about these pancakes because they went on the griddle very thin, but then they poofed up very nicely. They had a really delicious taste and I will definately be using this recipe again. Thanks for posting!

[Lis-O]

My kids were asking for "fluffy" blueberry pancakes and I thought this one looked promising. It did not disappoint. Big and fluffy and so so tasty!!!

[Rachloughry]

I loved this recipe! I actually used the berries on sale at the grocery store and substituted low fat buttermilk for regular. It turned out great!