MAKES ABOUT 18 As appeared in Bon Appetit
"My husband and I live in Venice, a beach community in Los Angeles. On Saturday mornings we often ride our bikes down to Figtree\'s Cafe at the beach to have a big plate of their blueberry-cornmeal pancakes."
Angela Sampaio
Venice, California
Cornmeal Pancakes with Blueberries
MAKES ABOUT 18
Preheat oven to 200 F. Mix 1 1/4 cups cornmeal, 1/2 cup pastry flour, 1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt in large bowl. Whisk 2 cups buttermilk, 3 tablespoons melted butter, egg yolks and honey in medium bowl to blend. Add to dry ingredients and stir until blended. Beat egg whites in another medium bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into batter in 2 additions.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupsful into skillet. Sprinkle each pancake with 2 tablespoons blueberries. Cook pancakes until bottoms are golden brown and bubbles form on top ,about 2 minutes. Turn pancakes over. Cook until bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer pancakes to large baking sheet. Place pancakes in oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter and blueberries, adding more butter to skillet as necessary.
Serve hot with pure maple syrup or fruit compote
*Available at natural food stores and some supermarkets.
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