Buttermilk Banana Whole-Grain Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce
Ingredients
1egg
1 1/2cupswhole-grain pancake mixregular or gluten-free
1cupbuttermilk
1/2cupwater
1ripe banana
Oil, for griddle
2tablespoonskudzuor 4 tablespoons arrowroot powder or cornstarch
1cupapple juice
1cupblueberriesfresh or frozen
2tablespoonsconcentrated fruit sweeteneror sweetener of your choice, to taste
1teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Heat oven to 200 degrees. Separate egg; pour egg white in one bowl and yolk in another. Beat egg white until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine egg yolk, pancake mix, buttermilk and water. Mix thoroughly with a whisk.
Cut banana into thin slices. Add egg white and bananas to batter and gently fold in.
Heat griddle to medium-high and coat surface with small amount of oil. Pour enough batter onto griddle to form a 5-inch diameter pancake. When pancake has cooked on the bottom, flip with a spatula and cook the other side. Keep cooked pancakes in a warm oven until ready to serve.
To make blueberry sauce: Dissolve kudzu in fruit juice. Combine kudzu-juice mixture with blueberries and sweetener in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook for about 3 minutes, until mixture turns clear and purple. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and serve immediately.