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Blueberry Quinoa Pancakes

Here's how you make Blueberry Quinoa Pancakes
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup quinoa (rinsed)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 1/2 cup cream (Mexican cream or sour cream)
  • 1 lemon, whole (zest and juice of)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 2: In a saucepan boil the quinoa, cinnamon and 1/2 cup water. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered until water is absorbed (10 minutes). Let cool, discard cinnamon.

  • Step 3: In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients (flour-salt).

  • Step 4: In a separate bowl whisk quinoa, buttermilk, milk and eggs together. Stir into the dry ingredients until a batter forms.

  • Step 5: Heat 1 tablespoon of butter on a cask iron skillet over medium heat. Cook 1 1/2 cups batter until bubbles form on edge of pancake (4-5 minutes). Add 1/2 cup blueberries and flip; cook 2 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven jun pancake is crisp on the outside (3-5 minutes). Repeat with remaining batter and blueberries.

  • Step 6: Whisk remaining sugar, the cream and lemon zest and juice in a bowl.

  • Step 7: Top pancakes with lemon crema, more blueberries, granola and maple syrup.


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