Wild Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

wild blueberry pancakes

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I’m very fortunate to have an abundance of blueberries at my doorstep.  Okay maybe doorstep is a bit exaggerated.  I do have some great spots though, a few kilometers up the mountain.  As an avid blueberry picker, I will not divulge the location of my “hot spots”  My standard answer to where I find the abundance of delicious wild berries is ” Oh , up the ski hill road.”

My husband and I make it a ritual to go 2 – 3 times in the season.  We douse ourselves in bug dope, get the pickers out of storage and off we go.

I’d like to share this recipe with you.  It’s one of our favourite’s.  Serve it up with real maple syrup.  Yummy!

• 1 cup flour ( I use half white, half whole wheat )
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 –  1 1/2 cups blueberries ( fresh or frozen )
• Sift together flour,salt , sugar and baking soda. Whisk together egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract.Stir together lightly.  Batter should still be lumpyAdd melted butter.Fold in blueberries Cook on a heated griddle.  When bubbles form on top flip them.

Vanilla Kipferle

This is a german christmas cookie recipe my mother would make every year.  Very easy to make, looks good and tastes delicious.

For the Dough

250 g flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

125 g sugar

1/4 tsp salt

3 egg yolks

200 g butter, softened

125 g finely ground almonds or hazelnuts

 For dusting the cookies

1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 1 pkg vanilla sugar

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
2. Make a well, add sugar.  On top of sugar add the yolks.
3. Add ground nuts
4. Put pieces of butter all around the edges of the sugar
5. With your hands quickly form into a ball.  Do not knead or over mix
6. Break off small pieces of dough and form into crescents
7. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes @ 325 F
9. Cookies should be a very light brown.
10. While still warm sprinkle with sugar mixture
    

    Vanilla Kipferle

Kick Ass Brownies

My favourite coffee at the time being is from http://kickinghorsecoffee.com/ it’s called Kick Ass and packs a punch.  Starts my day off right.  Well these brownies pack a punch as well. Definitely meant for “grown up ” taste buds.  I’d post a picture, but they were so good they disappeared into thin air.

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 chili pepper, chopped very small

1. Melt butter in a pot
2. Add sugar and stir until the mixture just starts to bubble.  Remove from heat
3. Add cocoa, vanilla and salt. Mix
4. Add eggs one at a time and mix well
5. Add flour and stir for 1 and 1/2 minutes.  ( This is a good workout for your arms )
6. Stir in chocolate chips and chili pepper.
7. Pour into an 8 x 8 greased pan and bake @ 350 F for  about 15 minutes.
8. Edges will be firm , center should still be soft.  Do not over bake them.

Cinnamon Buns with an Orange Cream cheese Frosting

• 3/4 cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. yeast
• 4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup butter

Filling

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 cup softened butter

Glaze

• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• zest of 1 orange
• 2 tbsp orange juice

1. Put all the ingredients for the dough into bread machine on dough setting
2. Mix the filling ingredients together and set aside
3. Roll out dough into a large rectangle
4. Sprinkle the filling on top and  spread to the edges
5. Roll up the dough tightly
6. Cut the buns into 2 inch pieces
7. Place in a parchment lined 9 x 13 pan
8. Cover and let rise in a warm spot until doubled
9. Bake for 15 minutes @ 350 f.  DO NOT OVER BAKE  you want them a light brown on top.
10. While cinnamon buns are baking make the glaze.
11. As soon as cinnamon buns come out of the oven spread half the glaze over the buns.  Once they have cooled a little more, spread over the rest of the glaze.

ENJOY!!!

Easy Apple Berry Crumble

Apple Berry Crumble has got to be my favourite dessert!  And it’s so quick to prepare.

My raspberry harvest was fantastic this summer so I’ve got a freezer full of them.  The wild blueberries were also abundant, so I’ve got lots of them as well.

Try this out, I’m sure you’ll like it.

Apple Berry Crumble

• 2 apples cored, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup raspberries
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar

Toss all these ingredients together and put in a pyrex dish.

Crumble Topping

• 1 cup oats
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix all these ingredients together and sprinkle on top of the fruit.

Bake @ 350 F for about 35  – 45 minutes.  The filling should be bubbling.

Serve warm with ice cream or whipping cream.