Blueberry Hot Cakes
Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1½ cups self raising flour
- ½ cup buckwheat flour
- 1/3 cup caster sugar
- 1½ cups buttermilk
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 50g butter, melted
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup Greek yoghurt to serve
Method
- Combine flours and sugar in a large bowl and mix well.
- Blend together the buttermilk and egg yolks, and add to the flour and sugar. Mix together until smooth.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold through a little at a time using a metal spoon.
- Add half the blueberries, and fold through the mixture.
- Heat a small non-stick pan over a medium heat and brush with a little butter. Pour ¼ cup of hot cake mixture into the pan and cook until large bubbles appear on the surface. Turn over and cook until pale golden brown.
- Keep warm and repeat with remaining mixture.
- To make the sauce: place the remaining blueberries, caster sugar, butter and maple syrup in a small saucepan, bring to the boil over a medium heat and simmer for 3 -4 minutes.
- Serve hot cakes drizzled with blueberry sauce and a dollop of Greek yoghurt.
Note: These hot cakes are also delicious made with ½ cup ricotta and milk.
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