Summertime Blues With Ten-minute Blueberry Jam

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 1/2 pints blueberries
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon pure orange extract

Recipe

• 1 make the jam: add 1 pint blueberries, sugar, orange juice, and cinnamon in a 2-quart microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup; stir to blend.
• 2 microwave on high, uncovered, for about 3 minutes, checking once or twice; remove from oven when most of the berries have popped.
• 3 the jam will be quite thin but it will thicken as it cools.
• 4 fold in the remaining ½ pint berries and orange extract; let cool to room temperature; cover and refrigerate.
• 5 the jam will keep in a tightly covered jar for 2 weeks.
• 6 make the pancakes: in a bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together.
• 7 in another bowl, whisk the yogurt, milk, eggs, melted butter, orange zest, and vanilla together; mix well.
• 8 pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk, stopping when everything is just combined (don’t worry if batter is a bit lumpy).
• 9 with a rubber spatula, gently fold in the blueberries (batter will be very thick).
• 10 lightly butter, oil, or spray your griddle or skillet.
• 11 preheat over medium heat, or if using an electric griddle, set to 350°.
• 12 spoon ¼ cup batter onto griddle for each pancake and use a spatula or the back of a spoon to lightly press the batter into rounds.
• 13 when the undersides are golden, flip the pancakes over and cook until the other sides are light brown (because the pancakes are thick, they need a bit more time to bake and you may not get the normal speckling of holes).
• 14 serve immediately with blueberry jam.