Pancakes are probably my second favorite breakfast food that I never eat, right up there behind French Toast. I love them. I love their soft, doughy middles covered in sweet syrup. But I only eat them once in a blue moon, due to the amount of calories and carbs behind all of their delicious goodness.
When I do allow myself a pancake or two, I always make this recipe which was in Saveur Magazine's breakfast issue a few years back. This recipe promised to be light and fluffy pancakes and employs two unusual ingredients: yogurt and seltzer water. I had to try it.
The result is a pancake that is so high and light, it is almost like a chiffon cake. But be careful. If you work with a heavy hand, these will be dense and hard to cook through. And we don't want that, now, do we? Not when you're about to eat all of those delicious, fluffy, syrupy calories.
Syrupy calories... mmmm.....
Fluffy Blueberry Pancakes
Combine 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon fine salt.
Combine 1 cup yogurt with 2 teaspoons baking powder.
Let rest for 10 minutes until it looks like this:
Combine dry ingredients with yogurt mixture.
Add 2 lightly beaten eggs and 1/2 cup seltzer water or club soda.
Let rest for ten minutes.
Spoon two 1/4-cup portions batter into a nonstick skillet over medium high heat and cook for 2 minutes. Press a handful of blueberries into the batter and then flip!
Mmm... pancakes.
Mmmm... fluffy pancakes...
Fluffy Blueberry Pancakes adapted from Saveur Magazine
2 cups flour
2 tsp. sugar
1⁄2 tsp. fine salt
1 cup yogurt
2 tsp. baking soda
1⁄2 cup seltzer water or club soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
6 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more to taste
3 cups fresh blueberries
Confectioners' sugar
Maple syrup
Place a sieve over a large bowl and sift together the flour, sugar, and salt. In a large bowl, stir together the yogurt and baking soda; let sit for 10 minutes. Add the yogurt mixture, seltzer, and eggs to the flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Let batter rest for 10 minutes.
Heat 1 tbsp. butter in a 12" nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in 6 batches, spoon 2 portions of batter (about 1⁄4 cup each) into skillet, gently spreading out each portion of batter with the bottom of a spoon or a measuring cup to make disks about 4 1⁄2" in diameter. Cook pancakes until bubbles begin to form around edges, about 2 minutes. Top each pancake with 1⁄4 cup blueberries, press down on them gently with a spoon, flip each pancake with a spatula, and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more. (Alternatively, for "silver dollar" pancakes, spoon 1 heaping tbsp. batter into the skillet for each pancake and top with 1 tbsp. blueberries.) Transfer pancakes to a paper towel–lined baking sheet and cover with a towel to keep warm. Wipe out skillet and repeat process with remaining butter, batter, and blueberries to make 12 pancakes in all. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with butter and maple syrup.
Did somebody say pancakes? As Pancake Girl (er, Woman), I love all manner of them, be they crepe-thin or super-fluffy, and these are most excellent examples of the latter. You've got more willpower than me - I will eat pancakes at any opportunity, including dinner.
Posted by: Tangled Noodle | January 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Those sure look fluffy and amazing!
Posted by: chocolate shavings | January 21, 2010 at 11:55 AM
These look amazing!!! I just have to try them this weekend! thanks so much for sharing
Posted by: devoted4life | January 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM
These look rockin'!!! Fluffy pancakes? check! Blueberries? check! Awesome? Check!
Posted by: Emily | January 21, 2010 at 12:27 PM
These look absolutely delicious...
I think I just heard the Wyman's blueberries in my freezer call my name......
Posted by: Jennifer | January 21, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Usually I'm not too keen on pancakes (I'm being awfully English when I say I prefer crumpets!), but those look delish!!
S
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Posted by: S | January 21, 2010 at 12:42 PM
These look super fluffy. I will have to try them out!
Posted by: kirbie | January 21, 2010 at 01:12 PM
That looks so good! I want to eat that . . . RIGHT NOW! nom nom nom!
Posted by: Sugar B | January 21, 2010 at 01:39 PM
I can't believe how good these look. OMG. I want them RIGHT NOW!
Posted by: Suzanne | January 21, 2010 at 03:03 PM
I was just watching the Throwdown episode of Blueberry pancakes and then you post this. Fluffy deliciousness. Can I come over to your place and have some? Please?! I don't care about the traveling.
Posted by: jenn (Bread + Butter) | January 21, 2010 at 03:21 PM
Now If i just had a side of bacon.... mmmm I love big fluffy pancakes!!!!
Posted by: Sabrina | January 21, 2010 at 03:22 PM
The worlds fluffiest pancakes? yes please!
Looks like it's gonna be another pancake-weekend! ;)
Posted by: Malin | January 21, 2010 at 03:25 PM
Mmmm...Pancakes! I've never had "real" blueberry pancakes...only the ones made from a mix with artificially flavored blueberry-flavored bits. Need to try this recipe!
Posted by: Dorothy @ Kitchen Koala | January 21, 2010 at 04:13 PM
I'm drooling over that last photo! I love a fluffy blueberry pancake. Yum!
Posted by: Jen | January 21, 2010 at 04:13 PM
Hi Teanna, I just popped in from 5 Star Foodie and am absolutely delighted to find this recipe. I have a just enough yogurt left from the batch I made a few days ago to "whip up" this recipe. I need to just save a few tablespoons for the next batch. I find adding yogurt to pancake batter does produce a lighter pancake however, I never thought to let the yogurt mixture rest for a while. GREAT idea!!! Including seltzer water or club soda must sure add to the fluffiness.
I won't be making these tomorrow because I have an over night breakfast bake melding in the fridge but lookout Saturday morning!!!
Thank you so much for sharing...Bookmarked!!!
Posted by: Louise | January 21, 2010 at 05:27 PM
As usual, I love your step by step pictures! These look delicious. I've never been a big pancake fan - for some reason, I always prefer cakes or omelets - but these look so fluffy that I think I'll give them a shot!
Posted by: DailyChef | January 21, 2010 at 05:44 PM
They look like pillows. Pancake pillows!
Posted by: The Duo Dishes | January 21, 2010 at 06:28 PM
Oh, yes, fluffy blueberry pancakes are our ultimate favorite! In fact, my husband won't even eat any pancakes other than blueberry or banana ones.
Posted by: Natasha - 5 Star Foodie | January 21, 2010 at 08:45 PM
Are you sure we're not related? Because I LOVE pancakes (especially dripping in butter and syrup) but never eat them for that same reason. Sigh.....
Posted by: Megan | January 21, 2010 at 09:43 PM
How'd you know I needed help with my sorry pancake making skills? LOL, seriously my pancakes are the saddest looking thing. They taste okay but that's it...okay.
~ingrid
Posted by: ingrid | January 21, 2010 at 10:30 PM