Sunday Brunch: Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
Some of the best pancakes I have ever eaten were the buttermilk beauties served at the justifiably famous Al's Breakfast in Minneapolis, so I was thrilled to find the recipe for them in Guy Fieri's best-selling book Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. These puppies are light, fluffy, and have just the right amount of tangy tartness from the buttermilk. The recipe calls for frozen Maine wild blueberries, which are teeny, sweet, available year-round, and most definitely worth seeking out.
Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
- makes 24 pancakes -
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 quart buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 cup frozen Maine wild blueberries
Vegetable oil, or butter, for the griddle
Procedure
1. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the eggs, then whisk in the dry mix. Whisk in the melted butter. Gently stir in the blueberries.
2. Heat a stovetop griddle over medium heat, or an electric griddle to 375°F. Brush with oil or add some butter and melt. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the batter onto the griddle per pancake, leaving space for the pancakes to spread without touching. Flip the pancakes when bubbles break the surface and cook until golden brown on the second heat, adjusting the heat as necessary to keep them from browning too quickly.
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5 Comments:
I LOVE Al's Breakfast! I grew up in Minnesota and went to school at the U of M, and I loved standing squished up behind the row of stools, waiting my turn to sit and enjoy the show...and the food.
I think I need to make a trip back home...
inothernews at 10:22AM on 02/08/09
I made these for brunch today (just finished eating). They were great! I used wild bluberries from Michigan. Can't go wrong with all that butter and buttermilk!
whatseatingme at 12:26PM on 02/08/09
Minnesota has wild blueberries too. Count me among those for whom a breakfast at Al's in Dinkytown made a bad winter day complete with final exams bearable. The best pancakes in town were those at Embers. Does anyone know if it still exists?
Airedalelover at 2:11PM on 02/08/09
I dunno. Al's is great, but it's the lemon pancakes over at Hell's Kitchen that I remember from my visit to the Great North. Sometimes I forget that there actually can be BAD pancakes....
lemons at 4:19PM on 02/08/09
I made these pancakes for brunch this morning, and they were a big hit! I reduced the amount of butter in half, and the pancakes were still very rich.
poke87 at 10:23PM on 05/10/09