Monday, August 4, 2008

What's your tradition?

So, I realized today that we have an unintentional Sunday tradition. When we get home from church, most of the time, I make breakfast for lunch. This has not actually been planned, just started happening because we like it. In thinking about it, we've been doing it for two or three years now.

We usually have pancakes, french toast, or breakfast sandwiches. Pancakes happen to be my current favorite -- these are the best. You can add blueberries, chocolate chips, really almost anything to this recipe and you'll be happy. Thought I'd share:

Pancakes
King Arthur Flour – adapted by Darcy Patch

2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
Dash Cinnamon
Dash nutmeg
3/4 cup blueberries, (or any fruit or chocolate chips)

1) Beat the eggs, milk, and vanilla until light and foamy, about 3 minutes at high speed of a stand or hand mixer. Stir in the melted butter or oil.
2) Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar, stirring just to combine. A few lumps are OK. Set the batter aside to rest while you're heating your griddle or pan; it'll thicken a bit as it stands.
3) Heat a griddle to 350°F. If you don't have a griddle, heat a large frying pan over medium-low to medium heat. Grease the griddle. When it's hot enough, a drop of water will skitter across the surface, evaporating immediately.
4) Drop the batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto the prepared griddle or pan; a muffin scoop works well here. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon berries atop each pancake.
5) Cook the cakes till they’re golden brown on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Flip them over, and cook till the other side is golden, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes.
6) Serve the pancakes immediately. Or transfer them to a platter, cover, and keep warm in a 200°F oven. Enjoy with butter and maple syrup.
So, what's your Sunday afternoon tradition?

1 comment:

Charlotte said...

I used to make pancakes every Saturday morning, but stopped when Peter started working a lot of weekends. I am going to give your recipe a try.

Our Sundays usually involve a nap (for me) right after church. We normally have dinner an hour or so after church. Then, when Peter is home, we often play a game- usually Settler's of Catan, but last night it was Mario Party 8.