Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

Made these AMAZING pancakes for breakfast today. I love anything with lemon and poppy seed and these were so good! Really you need to make, and since regular maple syrup probably wouldn't go so well with the pancakes I made some homemade strawberry syrup to go with it...Seriously, I could drink this stuff all by itself! 

Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes (recipe from pickycook.com)


2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/3 cup sugar
pinch of salt 
1/3 cup poppy seeds
Zest of 4 lemons
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs slightly beaten
2 Tbsp. butter melted 


In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Set aside. In another bowl mix poppy seeds, lemon zest, buttermilk, eggs and butter. Then add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Whisk together. Lightly grease skillet on med. low heat. Pour about 1/3 cup batter onto skillet. Cook until lightly golden brown on both sides.


*Makes about 12 large Pancakes*


Brooklyn's Strawberry Syrup


2 cups strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 Tbsp. corn starch 
1/4 cup water


Slice and mash strawberries to desired likeness. (I like my syrup with chunks of strawberries, but if you like your syrup more runny you can use a blender to blend the strawberries) Place strawberries, sugar and water in a pot on med. low heat, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes. Add corn starch to cold water and then add it to the mixture. Bring to a boil for about 2 minutes then remove from heat. (Obviously you don't have to add the corn starch, but it thickens up the sauce a bit). I made the syrup the previous night and put it in the fridge, but if you want your syrup hot you can make it the same time you make the pancakes. 


*Makes about 1 cup of syrup* You might want to double the recipe to have enough for all the pancakes*


The batter makes A LOT of pancakes especially for just the two of us, so after getting tired of making the pancakes on the skillet I decided to pull out my favorite muffin top pan and use the rest of the batter for muffins. I baked them at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes and they came out so cute and yummy. ENJOY!