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Cooking with Fel – Blueberry Pancakes w/ Caramelized Bananas

August 1, 2010

I was supposed to sleep in on Saturday.

I was supposed to go out Friday night, celebrate my fellow coworker’s escape from public accounting by rocking out to some 80′s cover band til 1AM in the morning, drive home and then sleep until I couldn’t sleep anymore.

…Of course, these plans were never meant to be. The parents had decided that Saturday morning, bright and early, was the best time to replace all the windows in the house – my bedroom included. Thus, only 5 hours after belting out Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer”, I found myself pushing furniture in order to make way for the random window guys.

(Insert window here.)

As the house filled with the sounds of loud drilling and hammering, completely obliterating any chance of sleep, I realized I had to exact revenge on the random window guys who had awoken me from my slumber. My ingenious plan? If you’re going to wake me up at a ridiculous time then guess what – I’m going to make myself breakfast! An awesome breakfast! AND YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY!

(Neiner neiner neiner…What NOW, random window guys?!)

You really can’t go wrong with fresh blueberry pancakes. Top them off with caramelized bananas, and you automatically win. Win what? Win whatever you want. (You hear that, random window guys? I WIN!)

(…Okay, enough with my random delirium-driven story. Time for a recipe!)

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Blueberry Pancakes with Caramelized Bananas
Modified From: Todd’s Famous Blueberry Pancakes at Allrecipes.com & Caramelized Bananas from EatingWell, Winter 2004

Ingredients:

Blueberry Pancakes:
* 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1 1/4 teaspoons white sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 tablespoon butter, melted
* 3/4 cup fresh blueberries

Caramelized Bananas:
* 1 medium-small firm banana, sliced
* 1/4 tablespoon butter
* 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
* 3 tablespoons orange juice

Directions:

Blueberry Pancakes:
In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. In a small bowl, beat together egg and milk. Stir milk and egg into flour mixture. Mix in the butter and fold in the blueberries. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Caramelized Bananas:
Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add brown sugar and lay the banana slices on top. Cook undisturbed for 20 seconds, then add orange juice. Cook for 10 seconds, then turn bananas carefully and cook for 45 to 60 seconds more, basting with the pan sauce.