blue cornmeal pancakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup blue cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• in a medium bowl, mix together the blue cornmeal, salt and sugar. stir in the boiling water until all of the ingredients are wet. cover, and let stand for a few minutes.
• in a measuring cup, combine the milk, egg and melted butter. stir the milk mixture into the cornmeal mixture. combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the cornmeal mixture until just incorporated. if the batter is stiff, add a little more milk until it flows off the spoon thickly but smoothly.
• heat a large cast iron skillet over medium heat, and grease it with a dab of oil or butter. use about 2 tablespoons of batter for each pancake. quickly sprinkle a few pignoli each cake. when the entire surface of the pancakes are covered with , flip them over, and cook the other side until golden. it's hard to tell when blue food is cooked through--so give them a few extra seconds if you're in doubt.
• serve immediately with maple syrup of fruit preserves.