Blueberry and Chocolate Chip Pancakes

As a child, I remember watching all the American films and TV programmes and often you would see a family eating thick, delicious looking pancakes for breakfast. In the UK, what we call pancakes tend to be much more like crepes and I didn't try these kind of pancakes until later in life. I've never been to the US so still have never gotten to try authentic ones, and I was actually a bit disappointed with what I did try.

Not one to be defeated, I decided to try making my own. I adapted my recipe from this one and have been hooked on them ever since! I urge you to try them; these pancakes are thick, chewy, dense and delicious.

Ingredients:

1½ cups self raising flour or 1½ cups plain flour with 2 tsp baking powder

1½ cups milk of choice

⅓ cup natural yoghurt

1 egg

Pinch of salt

Blueberries (fresh or frozen)

1 tbsp dark chocolate chips


Directions:

Combine all ingredients except blueberries and chocolate chips in a bowl and whisk together

Heat pan - you might need to add 1 tsp oil to pan to ensure pancakes don't stick

Drop spoonfuls of batter onto pan and sprinkle blueberries and chocolate chips over pancake

Cook for about 2 minutes, a good way to check if they're done on that side is air bubbles start coming up to the surface

Flip pancakes and cook for one minute more

Serve with maple syrup

These were so good, and just what I needed this morning! This mix makes about 10 pancakes. Hopefully one day I'll get to try some authentic American pancakes - preferrably these ones!