Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal or 1 cup white cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, separated, plus
  • 1 egg white
  • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries or 2 cups unsweetened frozen blueberries, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Method

  • In a small bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg yolks and sugar, set aside.
  • In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the buttermilk mixture and stir until blended, then gently fold in the egg whites.
  • Stir in the blueberries.
  • Heat 1/2 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  • Using 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, make 4 pancakes, cooking them about 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
  • Make 5 more batches of pancakes in the same fasion, adding 1/2 teaspoons of oil to the skillet before cooking each batch.