Blueberry pancakes

This is my favourite for breakfast after an early morning cycle or for late brunch.
It is an Australian recipe similar to what you may find in Bill Granger’s books; this one is better than Bill and from Neil Perry.

Despite the variety of ingredients (and the difficulty in finding buttermilk sometimes) this is an awesome recipe, worth the effort and very very easy to make. Once you have tried these pancakes you will keep making them.
Maple syrup on top… yummie!
We have also branched out and tried this with strawberries (a bit big), or mango (too heavy). Best result is with blueberries.

Foodstuff you will need:  (serves 2)
160g unsalted butter (melted)
2 tablespoons of caster sugar
150g (or a container full) of fresh blueberries
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
150g plain flour
2 eggs
375ml buttermilk
125g ricotta cheese
maple syrup

Equipment:
Frying pan
Sieve
1 large bowl & 1 medium bowl
Measuring jug
Tablespoon/teaspoon
Spatula to turn pancake

How to throw it together
Melt butter in a small pan and cool.
Sieve the flour, sugar and baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Break eggs into medium bowl and beat until frothy. Add buttermilk and ricotta to eggs and beat well. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir well to combine. Stir in half of the melted butter.

Heat the frying pan over a medium heat and add the rest of the butter. Make 2 pancakes at a time by pouring a little mixture into the pan, leaving space between  them (do not let them join)


Place some blueberries on top of each pancake and cook until bubbles form and the bottoms are gold. This takes about 2-3 minutes. Here is a photo of this stage with blueberries and strawberries

Turn the pancakes with large spatula and continue cooking for about 2 minutes until they looked brown and cooked through the middle.

Remove pancakes and either keep warm until you have made a second or third batch or serve and eat immediately.
Pour maple syrup all over and enjoy!