Father's Day Sour Cream Pancake Breakfast

Yes, the "Man", always deserves a great breakfast, so how to make this one a little special was the question of the day. I am always on the lookout for a good pancake recipe but alas, Father's Day crept up on me this year and I didn't have time to peruse my endless growing library of cookbooks.
Maybe a nice buttermilk pancake?? but nope I didn't have any buttermilk
in the fridge, then I remembered an Ina Garten Sour Cream Pancake recipe, but much to my horror, I didn't even have sour cream in the fridge.Which is usually a staple in my house, but earlier this week a trip to the market had me buying the new first crop of delicious beets in a myriad of colors. So after making a pot of Borscht with the red ones, i saw that the kids depleted the sour cream as they used it in the soup every time they heated up a bowl, no problem because....
The good news was that I has some plain organic yogurt so I substituted that for the sour cream.


The "Man", is not a big fruit eater, an occasional orange, nectarine or banana if I really make a fuss. He will eat blueberries , so in went the blueberries in his pancakes.

The other men in this house like their pancakes plain. But this recipe easily lends itself to adding some diced or mashed bananas to the batter
a very yummy addition to any pancake batter. The recipe is your standard pancake batter so I'll just include the ingredients and for go the directions as everybody knows to just incorporate the wet with the dry and then prepare in your griddle or pan following the manufactures direction.

Along with the breakfast, the "Man" is being treated to a game of golf with his brother-in-law as the sons unfortunately had to work today, but we'll all get together for a big family supper this evening, which my sister is preparing and hosting... BONUS!!

To all the Dads out there have a great day ~ Relax and Enjoy!

SOUR CREAM PANCAKES

1-1/2 c flour

3 Tablespoon sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1-1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 c sour cream (i used yogurt)

3/4 c milk

2 large eggs

1 tsp. grated lemon zest

1 tsp. vanilla

Makes a good 10-12 medium sized extra high and fluffy pancakes.

LEMON WAFFLES AND BLUEBERRY,BASIL SAUCE

At our house, waffles are definitely a week-end treat, which in a way is too bad, because they really are not hard to make or very time consuming and if I say so myself ,they are very light and fluffy due to the whipped egg whites.
Lemon and blueberry are a great flavour pairing, although, I must say that I also enjoy a blueberry, orange pairing , either or would work lovely here, so use whatever you have on hand. Try adding some basil to the blueberry sauce for some extra KICK!

WAFFLE BATTER

1. 1 3/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
2. 2 t. baking powder
3. 1/2 t. baking soda
4. 1/4 t. salt
5. grated zest of 1 lemon
6. 1 3/4 2% milk (room temp)
7. 1/4 cup melted butter
8. 3 eggs seperated (at room temp)
9. 2 t. icing sugar

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

1. 2 cups wild blueberries (fresh or frozen)
2. 1/3 cup maple syrup
3. 1 T. lemon juice
4. 1 T. chopped basil (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Sift together first 4 ingredients and then stir in the lemon zest. In a smaller bowl whisk together milk, egg yolks and butter until smooth. Make a well in the dry ingredients and gradually stir in wet until just combined. DO NOT to stir. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat waffle iron.
3. In a dry bowl whisk egg whites until fluffy. Gradually add icing sugar while beating until soft peaks form. Fold gently into waffle batter.
4. Ladle batter into waffle iron and cook as per machines instructions.

SAUCE

1. Combine blueberries, maple syrup and lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over low heat, mashing blueberries slightly, until reduced and slightly thickened about 5 mins. Remove and cool stir in basil and serve over waffles. (makes 6 servings)

Orange Ricotta Pancakes

Orange Ricotta Pancakes what a great way to start the Sunday!

Just as I was beating the egg whites, by hand, (i don't know what possessed me to beat them by hand) the phone rang and it was hubby, who is still in Kentucky but only until the first of October Yippee! I told him I was trying out some new pancake recipes to treat him with for when he gets home.

There are many Ricotta Pancake recipes out there, see which appeals to you or just try this one. Yummy with maple syrup, jam, or like my Robbie eats with...smeared with peanut butter and smothered in maple syrup.

Orange Ricotta Pancakes

1 C Ricotta cheese

1/4 C melted butter

3 large eggs separated

1 tsp vanilla sugar

1/2 C of flour

2T sugar

1 T zest of either Orange or lemon

Combine the cheese, melted butter egg yolks and vanilla sugar and put aside. Combine the flour, sugar, and zest into a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture to the cheese mixture and incorporate the ingredients. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff. Carefully combine 1/3 of the stiff egg whites with the pancake batter, keeping everything light and fluffy. Add remaining egg whites again, gently fold into the batter mixture and then spoon onto a warm griddle.

(I got 4 large pancakes and 6 smaller ones from this recipe, probably would yield 8- 12 medium sized pancakes.)

An Apple Pancake Made With Yeast

Sunday,September 7,2008

Yeast Apple Pancakes

It's already September and I'm wondering where the time has gone. While it is still officially summer , signs of autumn are becoming very evident.Apples are abundant all year long, but when you can buy them by the bushel and hear their crispness when you bite into one you know for sure that ,"fall" is just around the corner. So when I saw a display of apples , I couldn't resist.

Apple pancakes were definitely on the menu this morning, but I was looking for something different. One of my goals this year was to "master" working with yeast and although my mother made lovely German apple pancakes, I also remember her making them with a yeast dough. So with a little improvisation (as she didn't write down all her recipes) I think I came pretty close.

Yeast Apple Pancakes

1c. warm milk

1pkg. yeast

1tsp. sugar

1/4c sugar

2 eggs

2c. flour

1tsp. vanilla

1T. oil

2 tart apples peeled and sliced thinly

splash of rum or grand marnier(optional)

Warm milk and add to the yeast and teaspoon of sugar and let the mixture proof.(about 10 minutes)

Beat eggs with 1/4 cup of sugar and add to yeast mixture after it has bubbled and risen.Mix.

Fold in the remaining ingredients, cover with a dish towels and place in a warm place for about 30 -45 minutes.(it will rise and grow).

Place on medium heat griddle and fry up as usual, turning pancakes when you see them start to bubble.

All in all a little extra work and waiting period , but a lovely alternative to your usual pancake.