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Blueberry Pancake and Mimosa Anniversary Brunch With Air Fryer Eggs!

7/20/2025

Our 16th anniversary was last month and we had a great day starting with a blueberry pancake and mimosa anniversary brunch!

This post is part of a series: June 2025 Lidl Grocery Store Finds • Americans in Portugal

How to make pancakes 101:

When making pancakes, I prefer to use a combination of butter and oil in the pan. This is not to be extra, there is a reason!

Butter helps create lovely golden crisp on your pancake, but it also burns faster than oil. So as you continue cooking pancakes you're more likely to get some a little too dark if you use only butter because of how the pan will retain heat.

How To Make A Blueberry Pancake

When you add some oil to the butter and swirl it together, you essentially increase the smoking point, so you can get that buttery golden touch without burning so easily! Still, keep an eye on the heat of your pan and adjust as needed.

I tossed a few blueberries on, just for fun. You can use frozen blueberries for pancakes. That's what these were. :)

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When To Flip A PanCake

It's important to let the first side of a pancake cook enough to enable a successful flip. Wait until you see lots of little bubbles on the surface like below and then go for it!

When To Flip A Pancake: Look For The Bubbles!

Try to flip with confidence and voila! You've revealed your golden-edged pancake - well done!

Use Butter + Oil (even on a non stick pan!) To Get a Golden Edged Pancake

What to serve with blueberry pancakes

I wanted to make the meal a little more complete and eggs are a natural choice, however I only have access to a single burner cook top at the moment which was occupied for the pancakes. So I decided to attempt to make eggs in the air fryer along with these tasty duchess potatoes.

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How long to cook fried eggs in an air fryer:

My search online indicated that it would only take 3-4 minutes to cook an egg with a runny yolk in the air fryer.

So I first cooked the duchess potatoes almost completely, minus about 5 minutes. Then I added the reusable silicone dinosaur molds (its all I had lol) for those last few minutes in order to time everything poiiiifectly!

Well timed, but not well photographed - forgot! Sorry!

Fita Azul Blanc de Blancs Reserva - Espumante

Some friends had kindly brought us a bottle of Fita Azul Blanc de Blancs Reserva Espumante recently and this was perfect to make some anniversary mimosas!

Fita Azul Reserva Espumante

Fita Azul Blanc de Blancs Label

How to make a mimosa

I think a mimosa is technically champagne and orange juice, but lots of folks use prosecco and even more use any affordable and tasty sparkling wine they have access to. :) That's us!

Try This For a Mimosa With a Twist!

Mimosa: Sparkling wine first or juice first?

So in my head, I thought if you pour juice on top of the sparkling wine, doesn't that collapse some of the bubbles? Maybe, idk, but apparently the 'right' way is to pour the sparkling wine in first and then top with orange juice.

Mimosa Step One: Pour 1/2 or 2/3 Sparkling Wine, Prosecco, or Champagne

What is the right ratio of wine to juice for a mimosa?

Surprise, surprise, there are different schools of thought on this also. Some say 50:50, others say 2/3 sparkling wine/champagne to 1/3 orange juice. I say do whatever tastes great to you!

Want mostly orange juice with a bit of fizz? Go for it.
Want mostly champagne with a bit of OJ? Go for it!

This is a low stress, easy-to-make, fun drink for a celebration. It's a special occasion - enjoy it!

Mimosa Step Two: Top with Orange Juice!

PS. When in Portugal, if you can, please do try the fresh orange juice machines in grocery stores. The orange juice is delicious and as fresh as can be because you toss the oranges in yourself!

If you're going for juice from the juice isle, look specifically for the "laranja do algarve" labels as these orange juices feature the best oranges in Portugal - the ones from the beautiful, sunny Algarve. ;)

Pancake Anniversary Brunch: Done!

It was a lovely little brunch with blueberry pancakes, mimosas, espressos, air fryer eggs, and duchess potatoes.

PS If you're having a hard time finding real maple syrup in Portugal - try Lidl!

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Lidl Maribel Bio Organic Maple Syrup (similar)
Compal Origens Laranja do Algarve
Lidl Deluxe Duchess Potatoes
Fita Azul Blanc de Blancs Reserva Espumante
Frozen Blueberries
Dinosaur Silicone Molds (similar)

Anniversary Dinner: Tasca da Luz (Coming Soon!)

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Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Add A Pinch Recipe Review

11/6/2023

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Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Add A Pinch Recipe Review is filed under:
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Add A Pinch Recipe Review

Apple cinnamon muffins are delicious any time of year, but there's something about fall when the air is crisp, the apples are plentiful, and the smell of cinnamon warms your heart that makes it the perfect time to eat cinnamon apple muffins!

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: - Add A Pinch Cinnamon Apple Recipe Review - Traveling Through Food Blog

Apple Cinnamon Muffins Ingredients

All Purpose Flour
Baking Powder
Salt
Cinnamon
Apples ( I used Granny Smith)
Unsalted Butter
Large Eggs
Vanilla Extract ( I used vanilla beans )
Milk
Granulated Sugar

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How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
1. Sift Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Cinnamon Together (tiny whisk optional, but desirable)

Did You Know? Sri Lanka is known for having the best quality cinnamon in the world, called Ceylon Cinnamon or "true cinnamon". The flavor is more delicate and highly prized in comparison to the more common cassia cinnamon. Both are helpful for diabetics and there is some indication that cinnamon has benefits relating to Alzheimer's disease, potentially blocking the tau protein from building up in the brain which is characteristic of Alzheimer's. (Source)
tl;dr Cinnamon is both delicious and helps to keep your body and mind feeling prime!

Sift Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Cinnamon Together (tiny whisk optional, but desirable)

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
2. Toss diced apples with flour and cinnamon.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
3. Cream the butter and sugar, eggs, and vanilla

Did You Know? In place of vanilla extract, you can always use vanilla beans. Simply split the bean open and scrape out thousands of tiny, flavor-packed seeds! You can also try vanilla paste and pure vanilla powder!

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
4. Alternate folding in the flour mixture with milk

We love our rubbermaid silicone spatulas for this - flexible enough to fold everything in, but sturdy enough to not make a mess!

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
5. Fold in the diced apples tossed in cinnamon and flour.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
6. Scoop into muffin tins and bake at 375 F for ~ 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
7. Prepare the toping - The Add a Pinch Cinnamon Apple Muffins have a delightful Butter Cinnamon Sugar Topping!

Typically you melt the butter, brush the melted butter on the finished muffins hot out of the oven and then dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture. But since I didn't read closely enough, I melted the butter together with the cinnamon and sugar.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
8. Add the topping and enjoy!

I used a silicone pastry brush to spread the butter cinnamon sugar topping over the apple cinnamon muffins and sprinkled an extra bit of sugar to give it some more texture and Voila!

Add a Pinch Cinnamon Apple Muffin Recipe Review

These were some of the most delicious cinnamon apple muffins I've made, and I have made quite a few over the years. The apple chunks were the right size to fully appreciate, the inside of the muffin was moist, but not batter-y and underdone. The topping was delightful! Warm or room temp, this may be the best apple cinnamon recipe I've tried so far! For the full recipe, visit the Add a Pinch Cinnamon Apple Muffins Recipe here!

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Blueberry Pancake and Mimosa Anniversary Brunch With Air Fryer Eggs!

How to make pancakes 101:

New Category Added: Cook Along!

When To Flip A PanCake

​What to serve with blueberry pancakes

​How long to cook fried eggs in an air fryer:

Fita Azul Blanc de Blancs Reserva - Espumante

​How to make a mimosa

Mimosa: Sparkling wine first or juice first?

What is the right ratio of wine to juice for a mimosa?

Pancake Anniversary Brunch: Done!

As Seen In This Post:

Anniversary Dinner: Tasca da Luz (Coming Soon!)

More Air Fryer COoking:

Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Add A Pinch Recipe Review

Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Add A Pinch Recipe Review

Apple Cinnamon Muffins Ingredients

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: ​1. Sift Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Cinnamon Together (tiny whisk optional, but desirable)

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 2. Toss diced apples with flour and cinnamon.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 3. Cream the butter and sugar, eggs, and vanilla

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 4. Alternate folding in the flour mixture with milk

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 5. Fold in the diced apples tossed in cinnamon and flour.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 6. Scoop into muffin tins and bake at 375 F for ~ 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 7. Prepare the toping - The Add a Pinch Cinnamon Apple Muffins have a delightful Butter Cinnamon Sugar Topping!

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins: 8. Add the topping and enjoy!

Add a Pinch Cinnamon Apple Muffin Recipe Review

Thoughts on Apple Cinnamon Muffins? Have a favorite Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe or tip to share? Leave a comment!

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What to serve with blueberry pancakes

How long to cook fried eggs in an air fryer:

How to make a mimosa

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
1. Sift Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Cinnamon Together (tiny whisk optional, but desirable)

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
2. Toss diced apples with flour and cinnamon.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
3. Cream the butter and sugar, eggs, and vanilla

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
4. Alternate folding in the flour mixture with milk

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
5. Fold in the diced apples tossed in cinnamon and flour.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
6. Scoop into muffin tins and bake at 375 F for ~ 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
7. Prepare the toping - The Add a Pinch Cinnamon Apple Muffins have a delightful Butter Cinnamon Sugar Topping!

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins:
8. Add the topping and enjoy!

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