Friday, January 14, 2011

Birthday Pancakes with a Blue Lavender Lemon Syrup































Blueberry Chocolate Chip Meyer Lemon Pancakes


Traditionally, Anna is the pancake maker in the family. But, for her birthday I took over the breakfast duties.
For the pancakes, simply add frozen/fresh blueberries, chocolate chips and the zest of one Meyer lemon to your favorite "from scratch" Buttermilk Pancake recipe.

The Meyer Lemon is in season! They are hybrids of a lemon and a mandarin (some say orange) with none of the tartness of a lemon. You can only find them in stores Nov-April (roughly) but they are GREAT for cooking and drinking!!

The Syrup
I just threw this together, so the recipe is an estimate :) Don't worry, it is nearly impossible to mess up, unless you add too much lavender or overheat it.

In a small pot on medium-low heat add about 3/4 c Blueberries.
1/3c Maple Syrup
1/4c Honey
pinch of Lavender
juice of 1 Meyer Lemon
dash of Balsamic Vinegar

Reduce by half. You can make this in advance and stick it in the fridge or serve warm with the pancakes! We ate every singe one of those pancakes in the picture above.

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