Blueberry Smile Pancakes

Ingredients

Blueberry Smile Pancakes
by Chef Patricia DeMauro

• 1 and one quarter cups warm milk
• 1 large egg
• 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• one half teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Dry ingredients.  Sift flour and sugar into a mixing bowl. Then add baking powder and salt. Mix well.
2. Wet ingredients.Add wet ingredients to another mixing bowl and whisk well. Then add wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix well with a wooden spoon. Once wet and dry ingredients have been mixed thoroughly, give a quick few stirs to this mixture with a whisk to remove any clumps that may have formed.
3. Heat skillet.Heat a non stick skillet or griddle (electric skillet 375 degrees F). Test cooking readiness by sprinkling a dash of water onto the skillet or griddle. When the water sizzles and evaporate, the skillet or griddle is ready for use. Lightly brush skillet or griddle with shortening.
4. Make Pancakes.Add one quarter cup of pancake mixture to skillet and cook for about about 2 – 3 minutes. The edges of the pancake will lightly brown and puckers will form. Then add fresh blueberries, making a smiley face. Add two blueberries for the eyes, one for the nose and four to five for the mouth. Continue cooking pancakes for another 2 – 3 minutes and flip when the center of the pancake starts to get firm and edges turn to a deeper brown. Cook the second side of the pancake about 2 – 3 minutes. Blueberries will flatten but that is okay!! Gently raise and end of the pancake from skillet or griddle to see if it is browned. Remove pancake to a servings plate flipping the pancake over so the blueberries are smiling up at you!!
5. Serve with butter and/or syrup.

Mangia!