blueberry pancakes

Location: my kitchen
Chef: my boyfriend
Date: my birthday

I had my first taste of blueberry pancakes at “Honey’s” in Philadelphia last Summer.  They were exquisite.  I’m not sure if the reason why Gene decided to make them for me on my birthday morning was that I raved about them on facebook.  But he did good, nevertheless, by batching up a few delicious blueberry pancakes following the recipe from Detail Magazine.

On my birthday morning I came downstairs and found Gene camped out in the kitchen making breakfast.. The blueberries were simmering on the  saucepan and there was a whole lot going on with flour, baking soda, whipped cream, and others sitting on the kitchen counter.  Was surprised and also curious to see how he was making out.  Came down just in time because he had dumped three tablespoons of baking soda instead of three teaspoons into the batter.  I was able to save the batter by spooning most of the baking soda back out… and then I quickly went upstairs to allow Gene to finish them himself.

The finished product was really amazing.  They were fluffy and infused with the taste of blueberries, but not so much that you couldn’t taste the original buttermilk flavor.  The blueberries were pretty much broken down so the pancakes had sort of a bruised color to them but with every bite you were able to catch a few pieces of the blueberries themselves and enjoy its fruity texture.

All in all, I was impressed with the blueberry pancakes and appreciated the enormous effort!  I got a glimpse of the article in Detail and saw that the instructions and ingredients were not so difficult.  Who knew a guy’s magazine would have simple yet delicious recipes?  My, how the world is changing into a better place…

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