When we came across the ones at the farmer's market on Saturday, though, they looked so darn cute in their two-tone jackets sitting in the little carton like in the game Hi-Ho Cherry-O (does anyone remember that??) and really I just wanted to take a picture of them but felt guilty for not at least trying one.
When I did, I was amazingly surprised by how tangy and sweet they were at the same time (not at all what I expected) and BAM! my love for cherries was born. Yes, twenty something years late. I really wish someone would have shoved them down my throat sooner.
They were so good in fact, that every time I opened the fridge on Saturday, a few more would find their way into my mouth. They are addicting little friends. So addicting that I rushed out Sunday morning to buy another carton at the local town's farmer's market down the street and decided immediately that I need to make something with them. Thus, cherry pancakes.
I want you to be especially impressed now, because not only was I using a completely new to me ingredient (that I just discovered I liked yesterday) but also because I'm pretty certain that I've never successfully made a pancake before. I attribute that fact to only having tried store bought mix before and only attempting to make pancakes in a humidity filled, un-air conditioned house, which really makes any type of 'dough' product difficult.
I followed this recipe but replaced white sugar with brown sugar because I like it better. That's a good enough reason, right? You may think it's weird to have chunks of cherries floating around in your pancake, but as someone immensely 'texture' conscious with food, I assure you that it was not weird at all and was in fact, delicious. With butter and syrup on top, they were the perfect tart/sweet/salty breakfast combination.
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