Fluffy American pancakes with cherry-berry syrup - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 350g self-raising flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp
• 2 large eggs
• 150g buttermilk or plain yogurt
• 325ml milk
• 200g fresh or frozen blueberries
• 150g frozen or canned pitted cherries
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 1 vanilla pod, or 1 tsp bean paste or extract
• 200g thick-cut smoked streaky bacon
• flavourless oil, such as vegetable or sunflower, for frying
• 200g mascarpone
• maple syrup, to serve