Huckleberry pancakes
Fluffy buttermilk pancakes with wild mountain huckleberries
In August, families in northern Idaho, Montana and the Washington Cascades hike to mountain slopes to pick wild huckleberries, which have never been farmed and taste like a sharper, more perfumed blueberry. Lodges and diners from Sandpoint to Glacier National Park serve them in fluffy buttermilk pancakes. Wild blueberries are the best substitute. Chef's tip: drop the berries onto each pancake in the pan instead of stirring them into the batter, so the batter doesn't turn purple and the berries don't sink.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 9 oz plain flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 ⅜ oz buttermelted, plus extra for frying
- 4 tbsp maple syrup (optional)to serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Whisk the 9 oz plain flour, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda and ½ tsp salt in a bowl.
2 minStep 2: Beat the 2 cups buttermilk, 2 eggs and 1 ⅜ oz butter, pour into the dry mix and stir just until combined; small lumps are fine. A common mistake is beating until smooth, which makes tough pancakes. Rest 5 minutes.
7 minStep 3: Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and brush with butter. Pour in 60 ml of batter per pancake and scatter a spoonful of 7 oz huckleberries or wild blueberries over each.
2 minStep 4: Cook for 2 minutes until bubbles break on the surface and the edges look dry, then flip and cook 1–2 minutes until golden and springy.
15 minStep 5: Keep warm while you cook the rest and serve with 4 tbsp maple syrup and any remaining berries.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does huckleberry pancakes take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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