Apr 12 2008
House Guest and Hot Brunch
We have an old uni friend staying this weekend, so you may notice we’ll be cooking quite a lot. Starting with our fabulous breakfast this morning.
- Home-made Instant Pancake Mix
- Blueberry Syrup for Pancakes
I should probably start by admitting that whilst we have made these pancakes several times before (they are pretty standard issue large thick pancakes) we haven’t ever gone down the suggested route of making up a jar of the dry mix to keep in the cupboard like Betty Crocker mix to be flung together when we occasionally fancy a party at 7am. I don’t think this matters but perhaps you will write a letter to the Man in Charge and he will say I have to take this recipe off the list because I haven’t done it properly.
But really. It’s not that hard to fling into the food processor flour, bicarb, baking powder, salt and sugar at the same time as eggs and milk. Particularly not when your boyfriend does it as you are in bed with the sinus headache from hell, working your way through the second box of tissues of the week. But I digress.
Whilst this was not the first time we’d made these pancakes, it was the first time we’d gone the whole hog and made the accompanying blueberry syrup too. It’s made of blueberries and maple syrup, an inspired but not unorthodox combination. I’m not an out and out maple syrup fan- often I find it a bit cloying- so I was pleased that this turned out as quite a sharp, very fruity sauce. It almost felt healthy!
