Рецепт Cornmeal Pancakes with a Raspberry Compote
One Sundays, after church, we enjoying treating ourselves to breakfast at a local restaurant. It's a nice treat to have someone prepare pancakes, and all the fixin's so that I can relax and not have to worry about kitchen cleanup.
Still, I do enjoy making breakfast at home, when I have time. I do enjoy making homemade pancakes (not from a box mix). I have a nice assortments of pancake recipes that I have shared with all of you--from Swedish pancakes to German Pancakes-- and even Lemon-Blueberry Ricotta pancakes. My Best Pancake recips has remained the top favorite among my men, and I have to agree that they are fluffy and delicious! But, now, I think these pancakes are going to be moving up in rank as our favorites.
A recently recorded episode of Food Network's Pioneer Woman featured Ree's Cornmeal Pancakes with Blueberry syrup grabbed by attention. (I once made a Cornmeal and Ricotta waffle recipe that was memorable, in a good way-- though a bit more work.) Cornmeal pancakes? Yes! The batter uses everyday ingredients that you have on hand-- flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, pure vanilla and milk.
Ree made a blueberry syrup, that looked really good. However, I had some frozen raspberries that I wanted to use up-- and so I made a quick raspberry compote. (Really, a compote is fruit cooked with sugar and water.) The compote took about ten minutes to make, and I set it aside to cool to room temperature.
I'm sure that these pancakes would be good with pure maple syrup. But, adding the fruit topping will bring this up to a whole new level of deliciousness.
From start to finish, breakfast was on the table in 30 minutes.
TASTING NOTES: By the smile on my husband's face, I could tell that these pancakes were a hit. These pancakes were surprisingly tender and fluffy. The cornmeal added a subtle crunch and a perfect balance of corn flavor. The vanilla extract added a little sweetness, but not too much. The sweet-tart raspberry compote gave a some zip and pretty color to the breakfast. I would say that these are 100% husband approved, as he went back for seconds. I'll be making these again, for sure.