‘Bloody’ Pancakes (The Perfect Halloween Breakfast!)
A festive and spooky breakfast recipe for ‘Bloody Pancakes,’ perfect for a fun Halloween morning. The dish features a stack of classic, fluffy homemade pancakes. A bright red, ‘bloody’ strawberry sauce is made by cooking down fresh strawberries with sugar and lemon juice, which is then strained until smooth. The sauce is drizzled over the stack of pancakes, and for a final gory touch, a knife is stuck into the top of the stack.
Ingredients
- For the Strawberry Sauce:
- 3 cups chopped strawberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- For the Pancakes:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for cooking
- 2 large eggs
- Dash of pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make the Strawberry Sauce: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons of water for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the berries break down.
- Stir in the vanilla. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl, pressing on the solids to extract all the liquid. Let the sauce cool.
- Make the Pancakes: While the sauce cools, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk the wet ingredients into the flour mixture until just combined (some lumps are okay).
- Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium heat and lightly brush it with melted butter.
- Working in batches, pour 1/4 cup of the batter onto the griddle for each pancake. Cook for about 3 minutes, until bubbles form on top and the bottom is lightly browned.
- Flip the pancakes and continue cooking for about 1 more minute, until golden on the other side.
- Stack the pancakes, then drizzle them with the ‘bloody’ strawberry sauce. For a dramatic effect, insert a knife into the top of the stack.
Notes
- This is a fun, creative breakfast that is perfect for a Halloween-themed meal.
- Straining the cooked strawberry sauce is a key step that removes the seeds and solids, creating a smooth, ‘blood-like’ consistency.
- Be careful not to overmix the pancake batter; a few lumps are perfectly fine and will result in a more tender pancake.
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