Baby Berry Pancakes

LIttle Locavores Lesson: When we mix milk with flour and egg, we form a thick mixture called a batter. When you fry the batter, you get pancakes! Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
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Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20 pancakes
Calories 1306 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Skillet
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cup cake flour (also called self-rising)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 egg* large
  • 1 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 3/4 cup berries*
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • maple syrup* or honey* for serving

Instructions
 

  • Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the sugar and stir together.
  • In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the milk and egg. In a large frying pan, melt the butter and heat gently. Pour butter into the measuring cup too.
  • Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Beat well with whisk or fork and get rid of lumps. Gently stir in your berries.
  • Put a tablespoon of oil in the frying pan and have a grown up heat it for a couple of minutes. For very small pancakes, use 1 tbsp of batter. Use up to 1/4 cup for larger pancakes. Try to make sure pancakes do not touch eachother.
  • Cook for 3 minutes. You'll see small bubbles on top of the pancakes. Turn and cook for additional 2 or 3 minutes.
  • Top with honey, syrup, bananas, additional berries, etc.

Notes

Yield: 20 tiny pancakes or 10 medium.
Adapted from Start to Cook

Nutrition

Calories: 1306kcalCarbohydrates: 203gProtein: 46gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 236mgSodium: 776mgPotassium: 910mgFiber: 8gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 1337IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 788mgIron: 4mg
Keyword berries