Buttermilk pancakes with warm vanilla berries compote

Recipe:

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup cake flour

3 tbs sugar

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

1 egg

2 tbs melted butter

 

1. Sift dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.

2. Stir together wet ingredients in a small bowl.

3. Add wet to dry ingredients and fold in gently until JUST combined, with no traces of flour. Batter should still be slightly lumpy.

4. Fold in blueberries. Leave to rest for 10 minutes

5. Heat a nonstick frying pan over med-high heat. Oil lightly with butter or cooking spray. When pan is hot enough to make a few scattered drops of water sizzle, drop 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the pan.

6. Cook until bubbles form and underside is well-browned. Flip and cook the other side until browned. Transfer to a plate

7. Repeat with remainig batter. and enjoy with maple syrup

 

Vanilla berries

1/2 cup blackberries

1/2 cup rasberries

1/2 cup blueberries

1/4 cup sugar

1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

1/4 cup water

2 tsp cornstarch

1. Whisk together cornstarch and water

2. Place all ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer.

3. Simmer until berries break down slighlty, around 5 minutes and compote is thickened

Done