Small Batch Sundays: The Best One Bowl Blueberry Bread Recipe

Now that local blueberries are starting to pop up everywhere, I’ve got blueberries on the brain. I love blueberry muffins, but since I’m still obsessed with loaves, I decided to take my favorite blueberry muffin recipe and loaf it up, small batch style. It came out wonderfully – cake-y and moist with pockets of blueberry jammy goodness and a crispy sugary top. I baked it up on a Tuesday, just in time to slice it up and wrap it into individual pieces to bring on our first summer camping trip!

They were the sweetest part of the trip, and not just because the other other things we ate were instant noodles and hot dogs. Usually I use vanilla with blueberry muffins and bread and such, but I ran out, so I used some almond extract instead and I think I almost liked it even better than vanilla. There’s something about almonds and blueberries that go together so perfectly.

Happy June!

One bowl, soft and moist, blueberry bread loaded with blueberries – like muffins but even easier. #blueberries #blueberrybread #blueberrymuffins #recipes #baking

How to Make Japanese Soufflé Creme Brûlée Pancakes

It’s no secret that I LOVE Japanese soufflé pancakes. I dream about them. I doodle them. I make them. I eat them. I look at pictures of them. I like to think that I’m one the founding members of the I heart Japanese Fluffy Pancakes Club. That’s a non-existent club, by the way. But it shouldn’t be – should I start one? Anyway, I constantly look at fluffy pancakes. I follow the hashtag on Instagram. I’m always on the look out for new flavors, new cafes, and new ideas.

So, about a year ago, I saw what I thought was an ultimate soufflé pancake creation. Creme.brûlée.soufflé.pancakes. Soft and fluffy pancakes with a crispy crackly sugar crust!? I’m so in. Of course, the place that makes these glorious pancakes is in Hong Kong. I love Hong Kong. But we have no plane tickets to Hong Kong right now. So the next best thing is to make creme brûlée pancakes at home, right?

It’s a good thing I’ve been working on my pancake skills because I think if I tried this recipe first before getting the pancakes down would have been a case of trying run without knowing how to walk. But, if you’ve played around with soufflé pancakes and they come out tall and fluffy (or maybe even if they don’t but still taste good), I think you should give this a try.

I nailed it! I stacked up two fluffy pancakes, topped them off with creme anglais, sprinkled them with sugar, and torched it all to a burnished crackly crisp. Melt in your mouth pancakes covered with decadent creme and caramelized sugar. Seriously so good and no plane ride or massive line up. I’m starting to think I should open a soufflé pancake shop LOL.

Hope you get to give this a try and don’t forget to check out the basic soufflé pancake postand the mini soufflé pancake post for more pancake love and tips!

Do you want to eat fluffy Japanese soufflé creme brûlée pancakes but don’t want to fly to Hong Kong or wait in a line for hours? This recipe is for you! Make the fluffy pancakes of your dreams, tall and fluffy with a creme brûlée crackling sugar crust. #pancakes #japanesepancakes #soufflepancakes #recipes #brunch

Zhaliang: Easy Homemade Rice Noodle Rolls Wrapped Around Chinese Doughnuts

Do you love carbs? Do you love carbs wrapped in carbs? Then you’ll love zhaliang: a crispy doughy Chinese donut tucked inside a slippery, chewy rice noodle, doused with sweet soy and served with hoisin and creamy sesame sauce. They serve it up at dim sum and it’s consistently a must order for me and Mike.

If you too love noodles and eat all the noodle-y things, zhaliang is right up your alley. The rice noodles wrapped around the outsides are essentially giant sheets of rice noodles rolled up like a delicious savory fruit roll up. And the best part is, if you can’t wait in those super long dim sum lines, you can make this at home, easy.

Zhaliang is super popular dish at Cantonese style dim sum made cheung fun (rice noodle sheets) wrapped around crispy youtiao (Chinese fried dough). It’s insanely tasty and easier than you think to make at home! #chinesefood #recipe #dimsum #zhaliang

How to Make Extra Tall Extra Fluffy Japanese Soufflé Pancakes like Gram Cafe and Pancakes

Mike and I watch this youtube channel where this dude v-logs his days with his corgi. It’s infinitely cute because I love corgis and even more cute because sometimes he makes his corgi dog-friendly food. This post has nothing to do with dog friendly food. But, the youtube dude did inspire me to try my hand at Gram-style Fluffy Japanese pancakes.


I’ve been on the fluffy Japanese pancake bandwagon for a while now but even though I’ve been busy making loads of pancakes, today was the first time I tried making the kind of pancakes they serve at Gram.

Gram, just in case you didn’t know, is one of the premier pancake places in Japan. I’m sure you’ve seen them floating around the internet: three impossibly jiggly, tall pancakes that are almost like pancaked shaped angel food cakes. Gram is notoriously busy – they only serve their pancakes 3 times a day and they only sell a certain number of pancake plates. I think it’s because they take so long to make.

Anyway, there is finally a Gram open stateside, in San Francisco. And if you don’t want to wait in line to snag one of the 90 orders of pancakes a day, try making your own at home!

Skip the flight to Japan and make Gram Pancake extra tall fluffy Japanese soufflé pancakes right at home. #soufflepancake #pancakes #japanese #recipe #grampancakes

Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry Pancakes Recipe

These fluffy mini strawberry shortcake pancakes are perfect for summer. Super cute mini silver dollar vanilla pancakes topped with juicy strawberries and softly whipped cream. Like a strawberry shortcake for breakfast!

Come summer I’m all about the strawberries. My mom has always had a couple of bushes in her yard and there’s nothing quite like the taste of a perfectly ripe, still warm from the sun strawberry. When I see all the local berries popping up at the farmer’s markets, I know it’s time for some berry goodness. I love them in muffins, I love them in sweet Japanese fruit sandwiches, and I love them with pancakes!

When I’m having brunch, I can never decide between sweet or savory. With these little mini strawberry shortcake pancakes, you get the best of both worlds. Because they’re mini, you can have just a couple for breakfast/brunch dessert, after you’ve had your main course. Genius, right? Plus, who doesn’t love mini things? Okay, actually, I think a lot of people don’t like mini things and I’ve been seeing a huge amount (pun intended) of giant foods popping up on instagram and youtube lately so maybe mini things are just something I like?

This fluffy mini strawberry shortcake pancake recipe is perfect for summer. Super cute mini silver dollar vanilla pancakes topped with juicy strawberries and softly whipped cream. Like a strawberry shortcake for breakfast! #strawberries #strawberry #strawberrypancakes #strawberrypancake #strawberryshortcake #strawberryshortcakes

Churro French Toast Sticks with Chocolate Ganache Dipping Sauce

Golden brown crispy French toast sticks dipped in cinnamon and sugar, just like churros. Served with a dark chocolate dipping sauce.

Serves 2
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 2-4 thick slices of old bread
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • butter or oil for the pan
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp dark chocolate chopped

Instructions

  • In a shallow bowl (big enough for your breadsticks to sit on the bottom of), whisk the eggs and milk together. In another shallow bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Trim the crusts off the bread and then cut them into sticks, about 1 – 1.5 inches.

This is going to be the best French toast you’ll ever eat! Cure your churro and French toast cravings with these golden brown crispy French toast sticks dipped in cinnamon and sugar. Dark chocolate dipping sauce not optional! #breakfast #brunch #recipes #frenchtoast #churros #cinnamonsugar #frenchtoaststicks

The Best French Toast You’ll Ever Eat: Churro French Toast Sticks

Gosh darn it, I love French toast. The crisp caramelized exterior, the eggy soft custard bread-y insides. The toppings. The icing sugar. The syrup. EVERYTHING about French toast makes me insanely happy. I feel like maybe I could start a French toast restaurant? Like IHOP but for French toast? International House of French Toast? IHOFT? Would you hit it up? I would do sweet and savory French toasts and I would make sure if you wanted you could order a progression of French toasts so you could start with a little appetizer style one, then move on to a savory, then have a dessert one. We could do sizes too so you could just get one slice if you want to have more varieties. GAH. It would be SO GLORIOUSThis is going to be the best French toast you’ll ever eat! Cure your churro and French toast cravings with these golden brown crispy French toast sticks dipped in cinnamon and sugar. Dark chocolate dipping sauce not optional! #breakfast #brunch #recipes #frenchtoast #churros #cinnamonsugar #frenchtoaststicks

 

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