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Wholewheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

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Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

There is nothing to be said about starting the day with some fresh fruits. And if they happen to be berries, its even better. I love all types of berries, but I tend to be wee biased towards blueberries. They are luscious and totally yummy and their taste is only enhanced with these pancakes

Fresh Blueberries for Pancakes

It’s a wholewheat pancake with little wheatgerm and oat flour thrown in for enhanced nutrition, a tangy buttermilk bringing it all together to form these pancakes. Such recipes are the ones which time and again prove that Healthy need not be associated with something bland and tasteless. You wont even know that something as delicious as this does not have any fat. No butter, no oil and no egg yolks to fatten you up. No all purpose flour without any nutrition either. And what more – you get protein (from egg whites and buttermilk), loads of fiber and major disease fighting properties from the wholegrains and punch of anti-oxidant richness from Blueberries.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Do you still need convincing? I got this recipe from some Health and Nutrition mag which I modified to enhance its health benefits.

    Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 tbsp Wheat germ
  • 1/2 cup Oat flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tbsp honey (if you want more sweet, add another tbsp.)
  • 2 egg whites, beaten slightly
  • 1-1/2 cups low fat buttermilk ( or fat free – I personally prefer low fat. Tastes better )
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed

Method

Add all the dry ingredients together

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Add all the wet together

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Gently mix in both together.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Stir in the blueberries

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

In a non stick (you don’t need oil for non stick – but if you do, use Pam spray and lightly coat the pan), pour out 1/4 cup of the batter.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Make any geographical area that catches your fancy – well yeah rounds are great too ;) . When the surface gets bubbly(!!), flip it over.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Make sure you do this in medium heat. Cook on the other side for few minutes and serve warm

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Dont reduce the nutrition by adding lots of maple syrup – a little goes a long way.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

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22 Responses to “Wholewheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes”
  1. Sana
    November 3rd, 2009 on 11:30 am

    I made them this morning… :wink: I was so happy…. Thanks :-D

  2. Sana
    November 1st, 2009 on 7:35 pm

    Is baking powder necessary :?:

    Baking powder acts as an leavening agent in a pancake helping it to give that fluffy texture. The little rise and puffiness is due to it. Although it is not necc. per se to use in a recipe – the result would be flatter pancakes. It won’t rise or be fluffy. I think it would be more like crepes. Just skip the soda in this recipe and make your pancakes. They will turn out ok though not the best :)

  3. Sana
    October 23rd, 2009 on 6:49 am

    Thanks :wink:

  4. Saffron
    October 22nd, 2009 on 11:45 am

    :-D Made these this morning for my sister and I. They were absolutley delicious! Thanks for the great recipe.

    Thank you Saffron. I am glad you enjoyed them :) —DK

  5. Sana
    October 21st, 2009 on 4:16 pm

    :roll: Wat to do if i hav no buttermilk
    is there a substitute
    ora recipe for it

    You can use milk instead – only they wont be called as buttermilk pancakes ;) . (or) If you have non-flavored yogurt, just whisk in some with water to make the reqd. amount mentioned in the recipe (or) make your own – Mix 1 tbsp white vinegar with 1 cup room temp milk (minus 1 tbsp).Let mixture stand for 5 min before use. ( I havent personally tried it hence can’t vouch for the results :) ). Hope this helps. — DK

  6. Guusvr
    July 31st, 2009 on 1:53 am

    The total was 967 :) Thanks for the replies. I agree on your comments, you can’t make everything fat free, and you shouldn’t want to, we need some fat in our diet. And without any fat some things wouldn’t be as tasty!

  7. Guusvr
    July 30th, 2009 on 1:59 am

    I’m here again, I passed your recipe through a calorie analyser (http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php). The recipe contains 10.8 grams of fat and a total of 967 calories. Good score on the fibers!

    I need to do some cross check on this. Total of 967 or on a single serving? if you were talking about a single serving – then the math does not add up for me. The original recipe with addition of sugar and all purpose flours itself accounted for 350 calories and 1.78 gm of fat – mine is lesser on that count.

  8. Guusvr
    July 30th, 2009 on 1:53 am

    Not exactly fat free, flour contains 2 to 3% fat (by weight), and low fat buttermilk does contain fat as well of course. Nice try though! At least it’s a LOT better than normal pancakes.

    Yes I agree – but if you strip out even the natural fat, then there is nothing left. By fat free I mean stripping out the extra (bad) fat we put in over and above the natural ones which are good for you. :) If we go the complete fat free route, then we should all probably end up eating celery sticks for breakfast lunch and dinner – Complete foods do have unavoidable fat which is why daily activity becomes essential for the complete harmony -IMHO :)

  9. kalva
    July 29th, 2009 on 8:12 pm

    love the berries… look yummo

  10. Desi Soccer Mom
    July 28th, 2009 on 10:57 am

    DK the pancakes look yummy. Love the blueberries and the buttermilk.
    Thank you for visiting my blog. :) Would you like to it add it to your blog roll?

    Thanks :) I did – Dee

  11. bergamot
    July 28th, 2009 on 6:15 am

    the pancakes look good… very healthy and with blueberries and I am sure rather yummy too

  12. Morta Di Fame
    July 28th, 2009 on 6:08 am

    I CANNOT GET ENOUGH BLUEBERRIES! I want pancakes. These look so good!

  13. Ramya Kiran
    July 28th, 2009 on 2:26 am

    I wish i had this recipe few days ago. I had buttermilk and blueberries and i went ahead making buttermilk waffles. Your pancakes looks so healthy and appetizing!

  14. Parita
    July 27th, 2009 on 11:14 pm

    Looks lovely DK! Perfect breakfast for a weekend!

  15. CurryLeaf
    July 27th, 2009 on 9:59 pm

    Dried blueberrie do work ,but fresh ones are better.Love the tooooooo tempting pancakes

  16. singh b
    July 27th, 2009 on 9:31 pm

    i think we can crush the bluberry or can chop also for the same recipe,rest of things are in this pencake looks very good,can we make waffles from the same ingredients thanks………….

    the blueberries though not chopped will bleed inside – it wont remain whole once the pancake is cooked though :) Oh yes, you sure can…Waffles would be great too.

  17. bindiya
    July 27th, 2009 on 9:05 pm

    We don’t get bluberries here, will dried one’s work for this?

    Oh yes – dried blueberries work perfectly for these. You can also use this recipe for gifting pancake mixes to friends /to make instant pancakes when in hurry. Just mix all the dried ingredients together (along with dried blueberries + sugar instead of honey) – put it in a jar and keep it. If gifting to friends – give them this recipe with the mention of adding the wet ingredients (as mentioned above) and making pancakes- Tada – Pancakes ready :) The dried blueberries work well in the sense they dont bleed all over like the fresh ones do :)

  18. veggiebelly
    July 27th, 2009 on 8:48 pm

    Gorgeous! I think this recipe will make great waffles too!

  19. aquadaze
    July 27th, 2009 on 8:43 pm

    these look perfect…can’t wait to try these!!

  20. Pavani
    July 27th, 2009 on 6:24 pm

    Fluffy and soft looking pancakes. Felt like grabbing one from the monitor.. Lovely pics.

  21. Lakshmi Venkatesh
    July 27th, 2009 on 5:15 pm

    As usual looks way tooooooooooooooo tempting.

  22. Sonu
    July 27th, 2009 on 3:42 pm

    Thanks for this recipe. I was looking for wheat pancakes recipe. :) Your pancakes look so fluffy and soft.

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