Lemon Flower Pancakes With Berry Sauce
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 14 cup sugar
- 12 cup lemon yogurt
- 12 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 12 cups unbleached flour
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- 14 cup fresh fresh edible flower, petals only, pulled apart (young dandelion, tulip, rose, rose of Sharon, orange blossoms, apple blossoms, lilac, honeysuckle, b)
- 1 cup blueberries (or blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, etc.)
- 1 -3 teaspoon water, if needed
- 2 tablespoons sugar (to taste)
- lemon juice (optional)
- cornstarch (optional)
- With an electric mixer, beat egg yolks and sugar 3 to 4 minutes until thick and lemon colored.
- Set the whites aside.
- Whisk the yogurt, milk, lemon extract, and lemon zest into the egg yolk mixture.
- Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl and reserve.
- Using clean beaters, beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
- Whisk the dry ingredients into the liquid just until smooth.
- Fold in the egg whites.
- Cook pancakes on preheated greased griddle until top bubbles, flip gently, and cook about 1 more minute.
- Make 3 to 4 inch pancakes.
- Do not overcook; they should be lightly browned.
- Wash flower petals thoroughly.
- Make sure there are no bugs hiding in your flowers.
- Pull apart flower petals into small pieces.
- Fold into batter.
- Berry sauce:.
- Wash and clean stems from berries.
- Warm the fresh berries in a saucepan on low heat with a little sugar until the berries throw off their liquid.
- Add a few drops of water if needed.
- Frozen blueberries may be used; heat frozen berries and add a little lemon juice if they are too sweet.
- Thicken with cornstarch if needed.
- To Serve:
- Put lemon slice on plate, place a dollop of freshly whipped cream on top of lemon slice, then with scissors cut tiny pieces of edible flower petals used in pancake over the whipped cream.
- Stick a leaf of lemon verbena or lemon balm in whipped cream for additional garnish.
- You may add a whole flower on the side.
- Enjoy!
eggs, sugar, lemon yogurt, milk, lemon, lemon zest, flour, baking soda, salt, ground nutmeg, edible flower, blueberries, water, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-flower-pancakes-with-berry-sauce-128195 (may not work)