Corny but good

Well, since I know that Koren is off to see the dinosaurs today in Drumheller and I'm not, I'll make sure at least that I'm the first one posting. Since we were using cornmeal I tried a couple of recipes (the other was an apple crisp but there wasn't enough icecream in the house to assist the dryness of the crisp) so the keeper is this one which I added blueberries to:


Susan's cornmeal pancakes
Published by Chatelaine on 1/1/1995


Cooking time 4 minutes Preparation time 10 minutes
Makes 4 to 6 servings


Ingredients
· 1 cup ( 250 mL) cornmeal
· 1/4 cup ( 50 mL) all-purpose flour
· 1-1/2 tsp ( 7 mL) baking powder
· 1 tsp ( 5 mL) sugar
· 1/2 tsp ( 2 mL) salt
· 1/2 tsp ( 2 mL) baking soda
· 3 eggs, lightly beaten
· 1-1/2 cups ( 375 mL) buttermilk
· 2 tbsp ( 30 mL) melted butter


In a large bowl, using a fork, stir cornmeal with flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Make a well in centre of flour mixture.

In another bowl, whisk eggs with buttermilk. Pour into centre of flour mixture along with melted butter. Stir just until a smooth batter forms.

Set a large frying pan over medium heat. (We often use 2 pans simultaneously to speed up production.) Lightly brush with oil, additional melted butter or coat with cooking spray.

Pour a 1/4 cup (50 mL) measure full of batter onto a heated pan. Cook until underside is golden brown and bubbles appear on the top, about 2 minutes. Turn pancake and continue cooking until underside is golden brown, about 2 more minutes.


Keep warm, uncovered, on a buttered platter in a preheated 200F (100C) oven while continuing to make more. Serve right away.

As you can see this is one of those look bad, taste great creations. I think you could likely halve this recipe if you weren't cooking for a crowd as I've gotten at least 3 breakfasts out of them already. The only caution I have is that they are a challenge to flip (and this coming from an experienced flapjack maker) as they're softer than the usual flour pancake recipe, but by the third one I got them to at least be in one piece. I used a smaller frying pan and dropped the frozen blueberries in as soon as the bubbles started to show.

I had a real bout of nostalgia (when enjoying these with syrup all by myself this morning) for the days when Kara used to love cooked cereal such as cornmeal or cream of wheat "just like Little House on the Praire" which she was obsessed with as a little girl. Enjoy!