I Found My Thrill on Blueberry Pancake Hill!

This is my favorite pancake recipe! I've been on the hunt for awhile, and have tested many. This one fits the bill! No egg separating and egg white whippin, just dump it in and go! Gotta love that, early in the morning!

This Blueberry compote is just plain heaven. I like that it's not too sweet for the morning. My kids turn into perfect angels when they eat this breakfast! No wait, I should rephrase that, Garrett stops grunting (teenage morning language)and starts using regular English like, "Wow, this is good mom, thanks!" Music to my ears!

Blueberry Compote~

2 cups frozen blueberries

1/4 cup plus 1 Tb sugar

1 Tb cornstarch

1 Tb fresh lemon juice

zest of half a lemon-optional

In a small saucepan, whisk together the sugar and cornstarch. Turn on heat to medium. Add 1 cup blueberries, lemon jucie and zest-stir and cook until sugar dissolves-bring to a low boil and add the last cup of blueberries. Cook another minute. If sauce is too thick, add 1 to 2 Tablespoons of water. Remove from heat and keep warm.

Favorite Pancakes~

adapted from Barefoot Contessa

makes 12 pancakes-so I usually double this recipe.

1 1/2 cups flour-I use ground white wheat

3 Tb sugar

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp table salt-I use a little less

1/2 cup sour cream-I use light

3/4 cup plus 1 Tb milk

2 extra large eggs-I only buy large-so in a separate bowl mix 1 additional egg and add half to the recipe-about 1 1/2 Tb.

1 tsp pure vanilla

1 tsp lemon zest (optional) but compliments this recipe well!

In a bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl whisk together the sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest. Add the wet ingreds. to the dry ones, mixing only until combined.

Ladle pancakes on buttered griddle or an *electric skillet. I sometimes sprinkle a few frozen blueberries on each pancake-I get better results then mixing them in the batter. Also after the first batch the batter gets too thick (due to the baking powder) I add a little less than a tablespoon of milk for easier pouring unto the skillet.

*My Black and Decker electric skillet finally died-I never liked it. It always cooked things unevenly. This time I bought the Oster brand. It was only 15 bucks more and oh my word, the difference was amazing! It cooks evenly, and fast! And the nonstick surface really works, unlike the Black and Decker. Happy skillet cookin' days are finally here!