This past 4th of July weekend R, X and I all went to Miyazaki but first we had a one night stop over in Kanoya, where I made bluecranberry pancakes for the 4th of July! I brought along a pack of pancake mix, to which I added 200 ml of milk and one egg. 
Looks delicious, eh? I used a spoon to mix everything together but it was still a little lumpy. If you have a whisk, I would use that instead. 
You wanna get it so the batter is smooth. So then, I decided to add blueberries and cranberries.
I added almost the whole pack of blueberries and about 1/2 cup of cranberries. I probably could have been a little more generous with the cranberries. 
And then, or course, you mix it all together. You could make marble pancakes if you don't mix that much and if you're really good at cooking them. I just turned the whole batter blue. 
I used a ladle to scoop out the batter and berries for the pan. I'm not very talented at getting a good shape, but who really cares as long as they taste good??
The pan you use should have some kind of non-stick agent on it. I use a small coat of butter to cover the pan. I usually have to coat 2-3 times for one batch of pancakes. 
So, you can check the heat by watching the pancakes. The sides should start to fry, like in the picture above.
You can tell when they should be turned by watching for bubbles in the batter. When bubbles start to pop up, then you can go ahead and turn them. To turn them, get a spatula shove it under one side and wiggle it around until almost the whole pancake is sitting on it, and then pick it up and flip it carefully. If you make really big pancakes this might be a little tricky. Also, if you turn it before it's ready to be turned, the batter might be drippy and cause your pancake to fold in abnormal shapes. Not disastrous, but weird looking. 
The last thing for you to do is to eat and enjoy them!! They were so delicious and the berries were so juicy that we didn't need syrup (which was good b/c we didn't have any). But, if it had been available, I totally would have put strawberry syrup on these to make them true 4th of July pancakes. 
I like how they came out with a blueish tint.
Looks delicious, eh? I used a spoon to mix everything together but it was still a little lumpy. If you have a whisk, I would use that instead. You wanna get it so the batter is smooth. So then, I decided to add blueberries and cranberries.I added almost the whole pack of blueberries and about 1/2 cup of cranberries. I probably could have been a little more generous with the cranberries. And then, or course, you mix it all together. You could make marble pancakes if you don't mix that much and if you're really good at cooking them. I just turned the whole batter blue. I used a ladle to scoop out the batter and berries for the pan. I'm not very talented at getting a good shape, but who really cares as long as they taste good??The pan you use should have some kind of non-stick agent on it. I use a small coat of butter to cover the pan. I usually have to coat 2-3 times for one batch of pancakes. So, you can check the heat by watching the pancakes. The sides should start to fry, like in the picture above.You can tell when they should be turned by watching for bubbles in the batter. When bubbles start to pop up, then you can go ahead and turn them. To turn them, get a spatula shove it under one side and wiggle it around until almost the whole pancake is sitting on it, and then pick it up and flip it carefully. If you make really big pancakes this might be a little tricky. Also, if you turn it before it's ready to be turned, the batter might be drippy and cause your pancake to fold in abnormal shapes. Not disastrous, but weird looking. The last thing for you to do is to eat and enjoy them!! They were so delicious and the berries were so juicy that we didn't need syrup (which was good b/c we didn't have any). But, if it had been available, I totally would have put strawberry syrup on these to make them true 4th of July pancakes. I like how they came out with a blueish tint. 
2 comments:
did you use whole wheat flour? Dad is making you a whole bunch of pancakes with ww flour for your return. (just kidding). How did you decide on cranberries? were they dried cranberries like they have in the us? or frozen like the blueberries?
I used a pre-packaged pancake mix. Not what I would usually do, but it's too difficult to make them from scratch here. I used dried cranberries and frozen blueberries. Honestly, the dried fruit didn't add much flavor, if any.
Yeah, you just tell dad the next time he tries to lie to me about making me whole wheat pancakes with dry oatmeal, I'll spray his pillow with dollar store perfume. Only 16 more days!!
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