Saturday Morning Pancakes

Hello everyone! 
I hope you're all enjoying reading my blog so far and I definitely appreciate everyone taking the time to look at it! Today I decided to stray away from dessert & lunch/dinner recipes and make some breakfast. I understand the title of my post "Saturday Morning Pancakes" may seem a little confusing since it is of course only Tuesday. I called this post "Saturday Morning Pancakes", because Saturday was the day that my Dad would cook pancakes for me, my brother, and sisters on the weekend. Granted, he didn't do this every Saturday, but when he did it was a very exciting time for my 8 year old self since I love pancakes. Since being on break, and having no job or any reason to wake up early in the morning, everyday feels like a Saturday. So why not treat today like Saturday and make some pancakes? 


Personally, I like to make homemade pancakes instead of using the box. I'm not sure everyone realizes, but pancake mix from the box is usually just baking powder, salt, and flour. These are things that most people have on hand, so why not save yourself some money? The recipe I used I found online, and I cut it in half to make about 4 pancakes. I measured the pancakes using a 1/3 C measuring cup!


Here's the link to 
Pancakes
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/good-old-fashioned-pancakes/


Now I know most people (myself included) like to add maple syrup to their pancakes, but I decided to switch it up and make a raspberry sauce. It adds a little something different to your everyday pancakes!


Homemade Raspberry Sauce (makes enough to top 4 pancakes)
3 oz raspberries
1/2 tbsp sugar
lemon juice of 1/2 sm lemon
1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with a little bit of water


*Place the raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a sauce pan, and heat over medium heat for 5-7 min until raspberries are soft
*Take saucepan off the heat.
*In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch and water. Add cornstarch mixture to berry mixture.
* Strain the mixture to get rid of the raspberry seeds, and you've got yourself a raspberry sauce.


Putting the dish together: Make the pancakes as the directions in the recipe states. Place the pancakes on the plate, and top with the raspberry sauce!


Thoughts on the Recipe: Overall, I liked the pancakes. I've made pancakes using this recipe before, so they came out just as expected. The sauce was good, but a little too sweet for my liking. I think it was the combo of the raspberries AND lemon. I'll have to think about a better way to round out the flavor, but the sauce did have a very good taste to it. In my picture below, you will see a whipped cream on the plate.  I thought it would be a good idea to make some type of honey whipped cream, but to put it bluntly it came out AWFUL. I don't really like honey in general, and the whipped cream just never came together. I only put it on the plate, because it looked nice in the picture! If you do want to make a whipped cream (WHIPPED CREAM AND PANCAKES IS A DELICIOUS COMBO), feel free to look one up on the internet. Next time I'll stick to the way I usually make it with vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and heavy cream. Yes buying premade whipped cream and squirting it into your mouth is always fun (even at age 18), but so is making it yourself. I recommend everyone to give this recipe a try, and fool around with the combination of flavors you like. Give this recipe a try any day of the week, and you won't be disappointed.