Tuesday 21 February 2012

Pancakes with fried peaches and blueberry sauce

On the weekend I made pancakes.  From a packet!  We still have pancake mix leftover from our holiday in January.  So no recipe.  Just some fruity pancakes for Shrove Tuesday.

We had run out of milk.  I used some apple juice instead.  I sliced a peach and pan fried the slices in butter.  They took a while to soften and brown.  Long enough to chat to a friend on the phone and chase Sylvia around the kitchen.  We had leftover blueberry syrup made with frozen blueberries, maple syrup and orange juice.  I poured it over the peaches.  Lovely!  Rather gourmet, actually!  With very little effort.

We had savoury pancakes for dinner tonight but I will have to write about it later - stay tuned....
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17 comments:

  1. Kari21 February 2012 at 22:10

    I love the idea of making pancakes with juice instead of milk. I'll have to keep that in mind. I finally made chickpea pancakes last week (post to come, eventually!) so I think my pancake bases are covered for a while...if I'd thought ahead a bit more I could have had them today and slotted into the Shrove Tuesday tradition!

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:40

      thanks Kari - we also tried some apple juice in porridge which worked well - I often miss shrove tuesday but had a few chats about it coming up this year and so I think I have had pancakes on the brain :-)

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  2. Bliss Doubt22 February 2012 at 07:17

    Isn't it nice when something lovely comes together with no planning, just using up odds and ends. Those pancakes look delicious.

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:40

      Thanks Bliss - yes I love it when leftovers make life easy!

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  3. Lisa (bakebikeblog)22 February 2012 at 07:49

    YUM YUM YUM!

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  4. eatme_delicious22 February 2012 at 08:03

    Fancy pancakes! I look forward to seeing the savoury ones you made.

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:42

      Thanks Ashley - far fancier than my usual pancakes :-)

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  5. Caroline22 February 2012 at 09:09

    They look lovely - blueberries and peaches go so well together.

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:43

      thanks C - love peaches with berries (though my preference would be raspberries which I think is why the blueberries have been a bit neglected in the freezer)

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  6. Matt22 February 2012 at 11:10

    Blueberry syrup is delicious. I usually schmear them in raspberry spreadable fruit

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:42

      Thanks Matt - I was inspired in the blueberry syrup by a post (I forget which one, unfortunately) which suggested adding fruit to maple syrup because it is healthier and cheaper!

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  7. Hannah22 February 2012 at 17:17

    I *still* haven't had pancakes in over ten years. One day I'll try again, using interesting flours perhaps, so that I can find a way to enjoy them... Love how you jazzed these up with fried peaches!

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:45

      Thanks Hannah - even if you don't make any pancakes I would highly recommend the fried peaches

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  8. Anh22 February 2012 at 22:42

    I love the blueberry syrup you got.!

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    1. Johanna GGG22 February 2012 at 22:45

      Thanks Anh - it was lovely and jazzed up the pancakes but I wasn't so keen on it on them without the peaches - have been wondering about it in a smoothie

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  9. Ricki25 February 2012 at 12:16

    Great idea. And I will never say no to pancakes!

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  10. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours26 February 2012 at 04:51

    Love the apple juice idea! I'll be trying this! Imagine apricot or peach juice?

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