Banana Pancake Bites

 This is super delicious. A bit of a work to make but its delightful to see all the people's happy faces when they discover the secret after the initial happiness of seeing tiny pancakes

Banana Pancake Bites

Banana Pancake Bites

Ingredients:

1. 1-1/4 cup pancake mix
2. 2 medium sized bananas sliced into 1/4 thick rounds
3. butter for frying pancakes.

Mix the pancake batter little thicker than usual. Heat a griddle and spread butter all over.

Add few pieces of bananas into the batter and flip them so that they are covered in batter on both sides. Using a fork drop each banana piece and some batter onto the griddle and fry for 1-2 minutes. Flip and cook 1 more minute. Add some more butter if needed. Enjoy as is or with maple syrup

Blueberry cheese pancake balls

Long time ago I got a pan which is very popular for making Danish puff pastries. What many people do not know is, this dish is also popular for making Indian  dishes. So, anyway, I have made this breakfast balls...pancake balls before but I never b-logged it. So here it is. Eaten warm with coffee these are the most delicious pancake balls

Blueberry cheese pancake balls 

                    Blueberry Cheesecake Pancake balls
Ingredients:

1. 2 cups Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Pancake mix
2. Philadelphia cream cheese cut into 3/4 cm cubes
3. blueberries
4. sugar
5. butter
6. maple syrup or powdered sugar for serving

Roll the cheese cake cubes in a tablespoon of sugar and set aside

Mix the pancake mix as directed. Heat the Danish puff pastry pan. Spray with nonstick spray. Add a tablespoon of batter to each hole. Cover and cook for 60-90 seconds. Turn half way the batter and add a cheese cube and blueberry to each hole and turn completely. Add little cubes to butter to all holes. Cook for 60-90 seconds. Serve hot/warm with maple syrup or powdered sugar

BlueBerry Breakfast Cake

This is one of the best recipes for breakfast with blueberries. They have so many health benefits and this recipes from King Arthur flour's website is great. Ofourse I changed it a bit but...it has already become a staple at my home. Have been making it every week from the past 1 month. And it is the breakfast tomorrow morning. Enjoy

BlueBerry Breakfast Cake

Blueberry breakfast cake

Ingredients

1. 2 large eggs
2.  1/2 cup sugar
3. 6 tablespoons melted butter
4. 1 cup greek yogurt
5. 1 cup sour cream 
6.  1 teaspoon vanilla extract or rose essence
7. 3/4 cup  All-Purpose Flour
8. 1/2 teaspoon salt
9. 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
10. 1 1/2 cups blueberries

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Beat together the eggs and sugar until smooth.

Add the butter, yogurt, sour cream, and rose essence, beating until well combined.

Add the flour, salt, and baking powder, stirring or beating gently to combine.

Pour the batter into the pan, and scatter the berries evenly over the top.

Bake the cake for about 50 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes,  and serve warm.

French toast roll ups

Lots going on around here these days...Last few weeks of school so the kids are having a ton of activities where the parents are expected/needed to be present. Otherwise there will be a humongous melt down. So , lot of running around the house, scrambling to get ready for those events and everything else .

Anyway, so...as usual getting bored with the usual breakfast makes me look for something new. And this breakfast is yummy delicious old breakfast in a new look. so...enjoy

French Toast Roll Ups

French toast roll ups

Ingredients:

1. 4-6 bread slices (white is best but I used wheat)
2. 1 egg beaten lightly
3. 1/4 cup milk
4. pinch salt
5. 1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1 tablespoon sugar
6. 1/4 cup cream cheese softened + 1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional cream cheese filling)
7. Butter for frying the french toast

Mix the cinnamon and sugar and set aside.

Beat the egg along with salt and milk

Roll the bread slices to about 1/8 inch thick. Add about a teaspoon of the cream cheese filling if you are using it else sprinkle the cinnamon sugar and roll the bread as tightly as possible.

Heat a griddle with some butter. Drip a french bread in the egg mixture and fry it on the griddle until golden brown. Sprinkle powdered sugar and serve with maple syrup or as is