Today is Pancake Day and it is time to get out your frying pans and make some pancakes. I love traditional pancakes with lemon and sugar but I wanted to try something a little bit different. I have memories of travelling to America when I was little and being amazed at their breakfast dishes. The stacks of pancakes with lashings of syrup always amazed me and I used to love the fluffy blueberry pancakes.

Blueberries have only become common in the shops in recent years and this year I decided I would try and make them myself. I wasn’t sure if they would turn out as nice as the ones I remembered but I have to say I was very pleased with my effort.

My son loved them and kept asking for more. When I said three was more than enough he went and ate the blueberries that were left over instead. Here is my recipe:

Blueberry Pancakes

Ingredients

• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 300ml milk
• 150g blueberries
• pinch salt

Method

1. Put the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl.
2. Whisk in the milk and the egg.
3. Gently fold in the half the blueberries.
4. Heat some oil in a frying pan.
5. Pour in about a tablespoon of batter for each pancake. Cook for about three minutes until little bubbles appear on the surface.
6. Flip and cook for about three minutes on the other side.
7. Serve in a stack with the rest of the blueberries on top and golden syrup drizzled over.

Are you making pancakes for pancake day?

Disclosure: This is my entry for the Tots 100 Center Parcs’ Pancake Day Challenge.