Almond Blueberry Pancakes

Quick...close your eyes and pretend you are sitting on some creaky wooden porch at a house on a lake, wedged up against a beautiful mountain that is perfect for hikes. It's late summer so it is a little cool this morning but perfect, still perfect. The ducks are still swimming about and you are still barefoot. You love being barefoot.

Then you smell the hot griddle inside cooking up some pancakes. Lots of pancakes. Fabulous pancakes. You are then sitting in the most comfortable chair on the porch and are handed a plate loaded with pancakes and syrup.

Perfect.

Cue your favorite record on the player.

Bliss.

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Ah...I wanna be there...on that porch instead of lost in the whiteout that is happening outside my window. I don't know how much more snow I can take. But I do know that little things, like pancakes make it all a little better.

My future husband better be prepared for mornings filled with pancakes. Well, he just better be somewhat of a morning person who loves breakfast as much as I do. Oh, and the love of being barefoot should be shared. Oh, and....

***

I suppose I should venture outside at some point to care for my snow and iced covered front steps and driveway. I actually am getting a bit nervous about the HUGE icicles that have appeared on the edge of my house and gutters. They are big and they look dangerous.

Oh, and get this...I haven't been like everyone else in the DC area and raged through the grocery stores to get every last thing I could possibly need and things I don't need, "Oh, thank goodness I got the last jar of hearts of palm, I wouldn't have survived the Snowpocalypse with this."

Yeah, I have ventured to only one place and that was 7eleven for some beer. Because THAT my friends, is a necessity to survive the Blizzard of 2010!

So, no eggs, no need, make these pancakes. You'll love them!

Almond Blueberry Pancakes

*this recipe could make a lot of silver dollar but I made BIG pancakes so there were about 10-12

2 cups flour

3 Tbs. baking powder

3 Tbs. sugar

1 tsp salt

2 cups almond milk (mine was vanilla flavored)

3 Tbs. canola oil

1-2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (I used frozen)

*I added a little bit of lemon zest too but you don't have to do that. I just love citrus, a lot.

Mix all the dry ingredients together and then add the milk and oil. Whisk together until batter is smooth. Heat a cast iron pan or griddle over medium heat and coat with a little canola oil, about a tablespoon. Ladle the batter onto the griddle and top with blueberries. Flip and enjoy with your favorite topping, like syrup or more blueberries!!!

Oh, I thought I had white chocolate chips and was going to add to these pancakes but I didn't. If you have got them, maybe you will add them to your batter. Yum!