CORNMEAL PANCAKES WITH BLUEBERRY MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk egg yolks with buttermilk, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients to make a thick batter, be sure not to overmix.
• Whip egg whites until they have soft peaks.
• Fold the whipped egg whites into the batter.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Lightly coat the surface with butter.
• Pour about 1/4 cup of the batter into the skillet for each pancake.
• Cook until bubbles break the surface of the pancakes and the undersides are golden brown.
• Flip pancakes and cook for another minute or so on the other side.
• Keep cooked pancakes warn on baking sheet in the oven while you cook the rest.
• Serve pancakes with warm blueberry syrup.
• For the syrup:.
• toss the blueberries and maple syrup in a small saucepan.
• Add cinnamon stick and cook over high heat until boiling and blueberries begin to pop, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, remove cinnamon stick, and whisk in butter and lemon juice.