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True Blue Banana Pancakes
with Blueberry Compote

2 Jersey Fresh eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup flour
1 cup blue corn flour, finely ground
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp lemon zest, finely grated
1 cup Jersey Fresh blueberries blueberry compote
1 large or 2 small bananas, sliced thin

2 cups buttermilk
3 TBS vegetable oil
3 TBS sugar
1 tsp salt
vegetable oil for cooking

Whisk together the eggs, oil, and buttermilk. Sift and combine dry ingredients and add lemon zest in another bowl and add to buttermilk mixture. Do not over mix. Stir only enough to moisten dry ingredients. Brush vegetable oil on a heavy griddle, heat the grill, spoon the batter onto the hot griddle and add several blueberries and slices of bananas to each pancake. When edges of the pancakes are bubbly around the edges, turn and cook the other side. Serve warm with blueberry compote

Blueberry Compote

1 generous cup of Jersey Fresh blueberries
1 heaping TBS cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar
½ cup orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
 

Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.

Contributed by: Cynthia Dunham, Princeton, NJ



Blueberry (or Cranberry) Streusel Muffins

2½ cups flour
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 Jersey Fresh eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1½ cups Jersey Fresh blueberries (or cranberries)

1¼ cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
1½ tsp vanilla
½ tsp cinnamon

Cut in flour, sugar, and butter. Remove and reserve ¾ cup for topping. Combine milk, eggs, and vanilla. Add to flour, cinnamon and baking powder. Mix until moistened. Gently stir in blueberries (or cranberries). Spoon batter into 12 muffin tins, lined with cupcake liners. Top with reserve mixture. Bake 30-35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Contributed by: Marie Alessandrini, Hammonton, NJ

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