Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes

Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday.  It is the last day in the church calendar before fasting begins on Ash Wednesday.  I think it is fitting to share a really good pancake recipe with you today that you can make for your own observance of Pancake Tuesday, if you choose.

This recipe is for Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes, and comes from the Quaker Oats website.  You don't have to add the blueberries, but if you have them on hand, they make the pancakes luscious and fruity.  I liked this recipe as it included oats to beef up the pancakes and to make them a little healthier with the fibre and protein they provide.

To make these pancakes, you will need:

1 1/4 cups plain flour
1/2 cup traditional rolled oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups skim milk
1 lightly beaten egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Mix together the flour, oats, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.  In a medium jug, whisk together the milk, oil and egg.

Pour the ingredients from the jug into the bowl of dry ingredients, and fold together with a rubber spatula until all of the dry ingredients have been just moistened.  Gently fold through the blueberries.

Heat a frying pan over medium heat and lightly grease with butter.  Put one quarter cup lots (one per pancake) into the frying pan, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.  Flip the pancakes when they are bubbly on top and the edges look set.  Once cooked on both sides, flip the pancakes onto a plate to serve.

I served my pancakes with yoghurt, maple syrup, LSA and raspberries.