Berry Meyer Lemon Pancakes
Written by joythebaker on February 8, 2010 – 1:39 am -
Can I let you in on a little something?
I don’t live in the cool Los Angeles neighborhood that all my friends live in…
I have more matching spatulas than I do matching bath towels.
I still can’t seem to commit to buying myself a couch.
My bedroom bookcase seems to be made up of one part books and three parts dust.
I tell you all of this to let you in on the fact that I’ve been feeling domestically restless these days. The kind of restless that has had me daydreaming about moving into a downtown loft that I can’t afford. The kind of restless that has had me daydreaming about decorating a downtown loft that I can’t afford with expensive furniture that I also can’t afford.
Not being able to afford your daydreams? Torture and motivation. Together.
This weekend I decided… get this… that it’s all ok!
I took to my kitchen with my rubber gloves, bleach spray and a few rags and I scrubbed and organized like I’ve never done before. Yes, it’s just the kitchen. No, I couldn’t get to my whole apartment. But the scrubbing and organizing helped me remember that my humble little apartment, in the uncool part of town, is pretty darn sweet. I don’t need the fancy loft and the expensive furniture. I just need to make my little spot in the world a little brighter… with bleach.
And the pancakes this weekend helped too. Tremendous.
I can’t seem to leave well enough alone when it comes to pancakes.
Berries. Meyer lemon zest. Buttermilk. Sweetened Meyer lemon mascarpone. Delicious breakfast treat.
Berry Meyer Lemon Pancakes
8-10 pancakes, enough for two
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
zest of 1 Meyer lemon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 Tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup fresh blueberries or raspberries (thawed and drained berries work well too!)
oil or butter for cooking
In a small bowl rub the lemon zest into the granulated sugar until pale yellow and fragrant.
In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk and butter. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until just combined. The batter may be a bit lumpy. That’s better than overmixing the batter. Fold in the berries with a few strokes. Not much stirring necessary.
Heat a griddle pan or a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add a teaspoon of oil or a dab of butter and heat through. Add 2 heaping tablespoons of batter to the pan. Heat until bubbles form and start to pop. Carefully flip over and cook through. Place cooked pancakes on an oven proof plate and let rest in a 200 degree F oven while you fry the rest of the pancakes.
Top pancakes with maple syrup or mascarpone sweetened with a dash of powdered sugar and the juice of one Meyer lemon.
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Posted in Breakfast, Fruit, In the Kitchen, Pancakes, Recipes | 85 Comments »
Those lemons are beautiful and must taste wonderful in the pancakes! House cleaning is certainly not my favorite thing to do, but I feel so much better when everything is shining and organized.
Hi Joy
What if you can’t get meyer lemons in my area.
Bleach is my friend. In fact, my husband has labeled a spray bottle of bleach, “Ble-och” — it makes me smile every time I use it!
These pancakes look spectacular!
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Mmm these look so good, its pancake day here soon, may have to try making these for it yummy!!
Fabulous divulgences…makes me feel a lot better and hooray for spring cleaning! I’m doing my whole house at the moment (slowly).
Also, those pancakes look amazing. I’m always trying to find more wonderful ways I can use meyer lemons while they are with us and pancakes are a very big hit at our house.
I agree about being happy where you are – and it always helps when the kitchen is clean : )
I’ll have to try these pancakes too, yummers!
oh no, not bleach!
think of the trees, and ocean!
you can use vinegar instead, or water and baking soda.
or even a ‘cleaning product’, with less harsh chemicals.
also im sure your pancakes are marvelous.
sorry for the rant.
Joy, how I wish you wrote a book! With all these thoughts. I just love them all!
If I had a loft with expensive furniture, I’d invite you! But I think the real home and love is where Joy lives. With dusted books and a sink full of springforms.
What an amazing looking breakfast. Never leave well enough alone if you are going to be doing this sort of stuff to it.
Oh god, you had me at mascarpone! Seriously, I’ve often topped pancakes with cream cheese… why did I never think of mascarpone?
The great thing about LA is that if you live in an iffy neighborhood, you can describe it as “up and coming” or “edgy”. Plus the grocery stores in the “good parts” are always way too crowded. Have a great LA day!
for the love of God, Joy will you please tell me the name of this plate?
oh I love your blog….I find myself wanting pancakes at 3 in the afternoon!
and ps. I think matching bath towels are far too overrated:)
Good for you… It’s great to be content with what you have, but now I want a bite of that awesome looking pancake! Lezlee
perfect serving size for me! enough for morning and night
congrats on the cleaning! i HATE scrubbing the stovetop, and finally did that this weekend too. and the pancakes? mmmm…… you do whip up some damn good lookin’ pancakes!
Joy you’re the pancake woman, you’re allowed to experiment. They look really lovely.
It’s funny reading this and seeing how rich-beyond-lofts you are in your words and in your spirit. This is why we love you! And I’m so glad you share your world with us.
I am however, very ready to buy my first Joy the Baker cookbook. Surely, there is a book deal in the works?? And if not, shame on the publishers out there. Self-publish! Can you imagine how many of these you could ship out in one week? And then, you can put a copy on your oh-so-clean shelf in your new spankin hip loft. And we’ll all be even richer by your sharing.
Heaven. Happiness. Yumminess….all wrapped up in ONE with this delicious recipe Joy! I made it this a.m. and I don’t want to eat anything else today so that I can savor the taste of those amazing pancakes!!! OMYumminess……delish! I can’t wait to make them again! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this recipe!!!! <3
Hi there Joy! I can’t figure out how else to get a note to you, so here it goes…
My kids absolutely love those Lofthouse cookies from the grocery store bakery. We are a family that believes homemade is always better and it kills me to buy them occasionally for the kids. I can’t seem to find a recipe that will come close. I’m not sure if it’s the soft cookie or the frosting or just the combo! Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Melissa
the pancakes look amazing.. and i love that the recipe isn’t to difficult.. congrats on the cleaning…
Bleach and pancakes – two of my favourite things! Really.
Mmm, mascarpone. That sounds delicious on a pancake, and cleaning my kitchen top to bottom is something I desperately need to make time for and do. This weekend the kitchen will meet bleach. Thanks for the inspiration in both regards.
Love LovE LOVE pancakes!
Here in Texas, I can’t find Meyer Lemon…how do they compare to regular lemons? Should I add something to compensate?
Been sick with a virus. Maybe this will be breakfast tomorrow – celebrate feeling better again.
THANX!
Hehe, as a student I keep thinking to myself: it’s ok, you will be moving out one day…but then who cares if my couches don’t match? This is the best time of my life! Plus, like you said, I like my kitchen stuff, and that makes it a home for me. Sad but true! Plus you have to admit you eat fabulously well! Also you have gorgeous cutlery and plates and food and bloggage! So yay. Keep smilin.
You made me smile today. Thank you.
Hi Joy,
My cousin fwd’d me your blog and though I am no baker, your blog gave me a warm fuzzy feeling. Your blog just might inspire me to take one of your future proposed baking classes. Yes, I read up on your blogs and I don’t even like to bake. Oh, I mentioned that already. But, what I do find is the sincerity of your words and how sweet you come across on even a blog. So please add my email for your future “baking” classes, I’m very, very interested. And comment on the LA living situation: just wait a little time and that LA location will be a hip, happening place. I grew up in a gang infested Atwater Village and now, it’s such a cute little town! I’m with you, I like lofts!!!
Tried these for brunch last Sunday (V-Day)…my boyfriend was bowing at my feet because they tasted so fantastic. So thank you for the recipe and deepening the love my man already has for me. HA, HA!
P.S. I live in Phoenix, which happens to be the most UN-HIP city. Wish I lived in L.A….
So you have decided to move to the downtown loft you can’t afford? Good for you, everyone needs a change sometimes.
I know I am a little late but I just made these this morning and the were WONDERFUL! Even my husband who doesn’t do breakfast will get out of bed for these. Thank you for posting so many wonderful recipes. I use them all the time!
thanks for the reminder words of just making the best of what you have. I often concentrate on the greener grass elsewhere that I forget that I am blessed just simply to have a roof over my head. I just need to take care of what I have better. So, thanks.
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