"M" Go Pancakes

This is my go to pancake recipe. It is from the "The Black Dog - Summer on the Vineyard" Cookbook. This is a wonderful cookbook, especially if you have ever visited the Black Dog Bakery on Martha's Vineyard. I made two different variations today - one with chocolate chips and one with blueberries.

Ingredients:

• Dry Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornmeal (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• Wet Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil
    
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups of skim
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 thinly sliced banana

Directions:

Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl.

In a seperate bowl beat the eggs with one cup of milk and the melted butter.

Add this wet mixture to your dry ingredients until you have a basic pancake batter. Add the additional 1/2 cup of milk if the mixture is too thick, but don't stir too much or pancakes will be tough.

When the batter is ready gently fold in the blueberries.

Heat a griddle, adding a little clarified butter or oil. Ladle a five inch circle of batter onto the griddle. Drop a few slices of banana into each circle. Cook pancakes until the tops are covered with tiny bubbles, then flip them over and finish cooking.

Serve hot with butter and pure maple syrup.

Favorite Variation:

Rasputin's Revenge (named after one of The Black Dog's best dishwashers)

To the basic batter add:

• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries and
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Serving Size: Makes 4 Servings