Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pancakes with Fresh Blackberry Syrup

This was our breakfast this morning. And Pap was in pancake heaven. Normally I don't make them to often because they tend to sit like a rock in my stomach. And besides we don't need those kind of calories on a day to day basis. Instead we make do with our 1/2 cup of high fiber cereal every morning. But I figured since he went to all the trouble to pick them, and with father's day just a few days away, I would make him a treat.

Since I was feeling kind of lazy, I didn't make my pancakes from scratch. Instead I used the old standby.... Bisquick. As I looked over their instructions, I noticed a version that said would melt-in-your-mouth. Mmmm... maybe these would make my tummy happy.

Ingredients for pancakes:
2 cups Original Bisquick
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Ingredients for Blackberry Syrup:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
4 cups fresh blackberries
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions for Syrup:
In a medium saucepan, combine water and sugar over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves. Cook until sugar mixture reaches 225 degrees on a candy thermometer. Add blackberries and lemon juice; cook until mixture reaches 223 degrees on a candy thermometer, stirring occasionally. (I added a little cornstarch to thicken the mixture) Cool slightly before serving.

Directions for Pancakes:
1. Stir all ingredients until blended.

2. Pour slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls onto hot greased griddle.

3. Cook until edges are dry. Turn; cook until golden.

4. Yield: 14 pancakes.