Blueberry & Buttermilk Pancakes (serves 4)

INGREDIENTS

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Pancakes

360g plain flour

80g sugar

12g baking powder (3 tsp)

3g baking soda (½ tsp)

4g fine salt (¾ tsp)

360g buttermilk

180g milk

3 eggs

70g melted butter

6g vanilla extract, 2g almond extract

8–10 fresh blueberries per pancake

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Blueberry Compote (makes ~500g)

500g thawed, drained blueberries

80g light brown/coconut sugar

20ml lemon juice + peel of 1 lemon

1 cinnamon stick

1 vanilla pod, split (or 1 tsp extract)

10g cornflour mixed with a little water

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Cinnamon Cream

250ml double cream

25g icing sugar

1 tsp vanilla

pinch cinnamon & salt

 

Method

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Pancakes

Heat oven to 180°C.

Whisk dry ingredients. In another bowl whisk eggs, buttermilk, milk, extracts.

Combine wet into dry just smooth; whisk in butter. Fold in blueberries.

Lightly oil a small non-stick pan on low–med heat. Add ~250ml batter; cook 2–3 min.

Transfer pan to oven 8–10 min until set and golden. Turn out, dust with icing sugar (berry side up).

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Blueberry Compote (makes ~500g)

Simmer berries, sugar, lemon, cinnamon, vanilla 10–15 min. Stir in cornflour slurry; cook 1 min to thicken. Cool.

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Cinnamon Cream

Whisk  all ingredients to soft peaks.

To serve: Pancake, warm compote, cinnamon cream.