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I've usually made blueberry pancakes with tiny blueberries that come in the mix, but since I had a big box of them, I decided on bisquick + milk + egg + blueberries.

The first time, I mixed them in a 2 cup measuring cup and most of the blueberries ended on the bottom, a bit clumped together, and in the last batch of pancakes.

So here's my solution that worked fine today - except I made too much, thinking I'd skip lunch while doing yardwork. A surprise heatwave and "feels like" 100° ended that plan.

1) Mix the Bisquick, Egg, and Milk separately then rinse and set out the number of blueberries per pancake on a paper towel (5 or 6 for me):

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2. Start the pancakes in a hot pan, and drop the blueberries well-spaced onto them while the batter is still wet:

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3. They get done on both sides with the berries firmly in place:

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This was a huge breakfast, six big pancakes from 1 cup Bisquick, 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, plus the blueberries.  2/3 cup B, 1/3 cup M, 1 egg and 5-7 blueberries/pancake would make 4 nice-sized pancakes and I'll do that next time.  Those are Jones Dairy Farm Chicken Sausages bought at Costco.  They're 30 Cal apiece (vs the smaller 60 Cal Brown N Serve sausages) and need to be nuked from frozen at 50% power or they get tough - but they're about as good as Brown N serve.

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1 minute ago, Further said:

I thought the blueberry count was low. I would go for as many berries as the batter would hold together.

Yes, I come in somewhere somewhere between dr mickin and longjohn. 
BTW, when I was trying to type long before, I typed ling by mistake and Otto Correct wanted to change it to lingjohn. :D

 

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Same way I make mine. Drop them in after I pour the batter in the skillet. 
My blueberry bushes should have ripe ones in a few days. They are kinda sky blue right now, here and there are a few dark ones ready to pick.  Next week I’ll be overrun. 

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7 hours ago, MickinMD said:

I've usually made blueberry pancakes with tiny blueberries that come in the mix, but since I had a big box of them, I decided on bisquick + milk + egg + blueberries.

The first time, I mixed them in a 2 cup measuring cup and most of the blueberries ended on the bottom, a bit clumped together, and in the last batch of pancakes.

So here's my solution that worked fine today - except I made too much, thinking I'd skip lunch while doing yardwork. A surprise heatwave and "feels like" 100° ended that plan.

1) Mix the Bisquick, Egg, and Milk separately then rinse and set out the number of blueberries per pancake on a paper towel (5 or 6 for me):

20200706_092216.jpg.e9e8705df292659cfca057bfabfaf87b.jpg

2. Start the pancakes in a hot pan, and drop the blueberries well-spaced onto them while the batter is still wet:

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3. They get done on both sides with the berries firmly in place:

20200706_092152.jpg.0eea0f958735e893f21d9301140473b1.jpg

This was a huge breakfast, six big pancakes from 1 cup Bisquick, 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, plus the blueberries.  2/3 cup B, 1/3 cup M, 1 egg and 5-7 blueberries/pancake would make 4 nice-sized pancakes and I'll do that next time.  Those are Jones Dairy Farm Chicken Sausages bought at Costco.  They're 30 Cal apiece (vs the smaller 60 Cal Brown N Serve sausages) and need to be nuked from frozen at 50% power or they get tough - but they're about as good as Brown N serve.

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7 hours ago, MickinMD said:

I've usually made blueberry pancakes with tiny blueberries that come in the mix, but since I had a big box of them, I decided on bisquick + milk + egg + blueberries.

The first time, I mixed them in a 2 cup measuring cup and most of the blueberries ended on the bottom, a bit clumped together, and in the last batch of pancakes.

So here's my solution that worked fine today - except I made too much, thinking I'd skip lunch while doing yardwork. A surprise heatwave and "feels like" 100° ended that plan.

1) Mix the Bisquick, Egg, and Milk separately then rinse and set out the number of blueberries per pancake on a paper towel (5 or 6 for me):

20200706_092216.jpg.e9e8705df292659cfca057bfabfaf87b.jpg

2. Start the pancakes in a hot pan, and drop the blueberries well-spaced onto them while the batter is still wet:

20200706_091959.jpg.7bba7a3db6749eb94935badc26297070.jpg

3. They get done on both sides with the berries firmly in place:

20200706_092152.jpg.0eea0f958735e893f21d9301140473b1.jpg

This was a huge breakfast, six big pancakes from 1 cup Bisquick, 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, plus the blueberries.  2/3 cup B, 1/3 cup M, 1 egg and 5-7 blueberries/pancake would make 4 nice-sized pancakes and I'll do that next time.  Those are Jones Dairy Farm Chicken Sausages bought at Costco.  They're 30 Cal apiece (vs the smaller 60 Cal Brown N Serve sausages) and need to be nuked from frozen at 50% power or they get tough - but they're about as good as Brown N serve.

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I am having deep philosophical problems with your blueberry to pancake ratio.  I feel that this should be at roughly 50-50.  

I don't know if I am going to be able to sleep now.

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5 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

 

I am having deep philosophical problems with your blueberry to pancake ratio.  I feel that this should be at roughly 50-50.  

I don't know if I am going to be able to sleep now.

I'm pretty much blown away by this meticulous minimalist approach also. Real blueberries are so good for you, why count them out??!! I highly approve of the 50/50 ratio myself. And real maple syrup for even more natural nutrition! Mmmmmm.....

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Thanks for the more blueberries rec's.  I'll try it next time.

But I don't understand that ratio.  Isn't 50:50 one blueberry to one pancake?

I used 5-6 because, the last time, I threw the blueberries into the container of batter, they sunk to the bottom and there were too many blueberries in the last batch.

  Next time I'll use more, maybe 7-8.  I'll slowly move the number up until I reach what's optimum for me.  I want blueberry pancakes, not blueberry jam. They do spread out:

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8 hours ago, MickinMD said:

But I don't understand that ratio.  Isn't 50:50 one blueberry to one pancake?

One cup of blueberries to one cup of batter. It’s unpossible to have too many blueberries. Blueberries are very high on the health food list, pancakes probably a little below the midline between healthy and unhealthy. You can make them healthier by using whole wheat, ground flax seed, chia seed, etc. in the mix.

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