Healthy start to the day

AMERICAN-STYLE BLUEBERRY PANCAKES They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and Real Cooking has uncovered a couple of early morning gems inside Cooking for Family & Friends by fitness guru Joe Wicks. The best-selling author, also known as The Body Coach, has created a collection of delicious and healthy recipes that are ideal for sharing with the special people in your life. Pass the pancakes, we say. Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 20 minutes Makes: 8 INGREDIENTS 300g plain flour 35g vanilla protein powder 2 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp caster sugar 350ml milk 2 eggs 1-2 tbsp coconut oil, for cooking 400g blueberries, plus extra for scattering TO SERVE zero-fat Greek yoghurt maple syrup METHOD Tip the flour into a bowl and add the protein powder, baking powder and sugar. Measure out the milk, then crack the eggs straight into the measuring jug. Give the two ingredients a good whisk until well combined. Gradually pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, stirring or whisking as you go to avoid lumps. When all the liquid has been incorporated, give the mixture a final whisk until smooth. Melt a little coconut oil in a good non-stick frying pan over a medium to high heat. When it is hot, pour in one ladleful of the batter, which will spread out across the base of the pan to about 15cm wide and 1-1.5cm thick. Fry the pancake on the first side for 3 minutes, reducing the temperature a little if the pancake starts to burn. While the pancake is cooking, scatter about an eighth of the blueberries in a single layer over the uncooked surface of the pancake. They will be held in place by the raw batter. Flip the pancake and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, again upping or reducing the heat as necessary — these pancakes are like most other pancakes in that the first one is often not the best. Remove the pancake to a plate and keep it warm while you repeat the process with the remaining batter and blueberries. Serve up stacks of your pancakes with a few extra blueberries, Greek yoghurt and a cheeky drizzle of maple syrup.