My stomach talks #1

Is there anything more Canadian? More sublimly wonderful? More satisfying no matter the occasion, then Blueberry Pancakes? From the most humble "just add water" mix at the cottage, with some frozen berries and "table syrup", to my overly french inspired delicacies with over-priced Ontario Blueberries and Local Maple Syrup (also over-priced), there is truly no limit to the time or place for a good Blueberry Pancake. Some people like the buckwheat, some people fill them with bananas, some prefer a crepe, others want a waffle, but for me there is no contest. I'll eat them all, but my love is reserved for the one, the only, Blueberry Pancake.
So you really want one now, right? Okay, this is the ultimate, substitute as necessary, but try for 100% duplication. This recipe is for about 2 hungry people, who might like to share a bit with their lovable dogs.

Organic Ontario eggs, like three
Organic Buttermilk, a cup or so will do
Baking powder, 1 tbsp
Salt (sea or kosher), 1 tsp
Pure vanilla extract, 1 tsp
Organic A/P flour, procured from the Tyrone Mills , a few cups will do
Fresh Ontario (over-priced) Blueberries, enough to put in however many pancakes you're making
Unsalted butter, enough for frying
Pure Ontario (not Vermont) Maple Syrup, for presentation.

Okay, seperate the eggs, right? Whites in the bowl for your mixer (I'm lucky enough to have a kitchen aid, but a bowl and whisk will do), yolks in a big mixing bowl. Add about a cup of milk, the baking powder, salt, and vanilla and mix it all together. Then add some flour, maybe 2 cups worth? Mix all that till it's smooth (NO LUMPS!!!). Okay, what's the consistency look like? you want something roughly the consistency of Oatmeal (just no lumps, remember?). Thick. Thicker then you think Blueberry Pancake mix should be. Trust me. Now, but adding back and forth milk and flour, you can acheive this consistency, as well as bump up the volume to suit how hungry you are. Once you're over-thick batter is ready, set aside. Using whatever technology you prefer, whip those eggs whites to hard peaks (for those non-foody people out there, think the top of a lemon-meringue pie. When you lift the whisk out of it, it should make a pointy peak that stays up). Once you've got that, drop the whole she-bang into the over-thick batter. Fold it all together. Normally you fold using a rubber spatula, very gently bringing the mix at the bottom to the top, trying to incorporate it all together without knocking too much of the air out of the eggs. The instant it's all one colour stop. Handle the bowl gently from this point on, all that air you just folded in is going to make the most wonderfuly light Blueberry Pancakes. Heat a frying pan (or two if you're feeling industrious) over medium high heat (my stove has 1-10, and I set it on 7). Once heated, drop in some butter. Do the little pan-swirly deal to get it all over (even if you're using a non-stick pan, which I do, the butter helps flavour the Blueberry Pancakes). Using a ladle or something drop some batter into the pan. The size is up to you, I like a final product about the size of a cd. Give a few seconds (30 tops) then drop some blueberries on each pancake. They'll sink in a bit. In my cd-sized pancakes, I aim for 15-20 berries. Okay, these bad boys aren't like your average aunt jemima, bubbles will never break the surface, as they're too airy, you're just going to have to watch the bottom edges, and flip them when you see the edges colouring. I like something in the Mahogeny brown colour range. Don't leave them too long in the flipped state, the berries will burn, which will be a let down. Once done, you can either serve to the waiting masses (who you've hopfully made tea or coffee for), or chuck them into an oven on it's lowest setting to hold. If you do this, try not to stack them, as the bottom ones will get soggy. Serve with more butter, possibly some fresh berries thrown over the top and lots of (over-priced) Maple Syrup. So good I almost can't take it.

Enjoy.

Oh yeah, I got a new tattoo and also got my leg peice finished, but I've no pics yet, so more on that later.