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Pancakes · Lemon Blueberry

Lemon Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Our fluffy buttermilk pancakes brightened with lemon zest and dotted with juicy blueberries that burst as they cook. Sunshine on a plate.

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Prep
12 min
Cook
15 min
Total
32 min
Serves
4 · about 16 pancakes
Level
Easy

Ingredients

Dry

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest, from about 2 lemons

Wet

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pan
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Berries

  • 1 ½ cups blueberries, fresh, or frozen without thawing

Steps

  1. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Rub the lemon zest into the dry mix with your fingers to release its oils.
  2. Whisk the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla in another bowl.
  3. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry just until combined; lumps are fine. Rest the batter while the pan heats.
  4. Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat and brush with butter. Pour 1/4-cup scoops of batter onto the pan.
  5. Scatter about 8 blueberries over each pancake right away. Adding them to the pan instead of the bowl keeps the batter from turning purple and helps them cook evenly.
  6. Cook until bubbles form and the edges look set.
  7. Flip and cook until golden. Blueberries make the bottom brown faster, so watch closely.
  8. Serve with maple syrup or a dusting of powdered sugar and extra berries.

Tip: Frozen blueberries go in straight from the freezer; thawed ones bleed.

Tip: Lower the heat slightly for these. The sugar in the fruit can scorch.

Storage: Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 months. Reheat in the toaster or microwave.

Estimated nutrition per serving: 460 calories · protein 14 g · carbohydrates 72 g · fiber 3 g · sugars 22 g · fat 13 g (saturated 7 g) · sodium 840 mg. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Based on 12 of 12 ingredients.