recipe: lemon poppy seed pancakes

these were on my must-make list for a while. i had a bunch of lemon zest leftover from making lemonade this weekend (spring dranks time), so it seems like a perfect opp to make them for a lil breakfast for dinner action. the recipe is from allrecipes.com, Sunday Morning Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes. 

ingredients list: 
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp & 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp lemon extract
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 5 drops of lemon food coloring
- cooking spray

to make: stir milk, vinegar, and lemon juice together in a small bowl, and let stand 10 minutes so it curdles. after the 10 minutes, whisk in the egg, butter, vanilla extract, lemon extract, & food coloring.

in a separate bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, poppy seeds, and lemon zest until well combined. pour milk mixture into flour mixture and whisk until fully combined.

heat a skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. pour roughly 1/4 of batter per pancake and cook until bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. flip and cook on the other side, about 2 minutes.
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verdict = yummy. it's so nice out right now and these just made me want to have a nice lady brunch with the girls... nice fresh lemon and a teeny bit of popppy zing. we added blueberries to the last round of cakes and i like that even more - blueberries or even strawberries cooked into these bad boys is the way to go. i had this with a lemon blueberritini and it was divine. 7*******.