Friday Food Frolic! Pancakes

The little ladies don't always eat a big breakfast. We are always on the go in the mornings and breakfast usually consists of berries & a granola bar or a homemade biscuit & milk.

So on the weekends,  we sometimes like to do a big breakfast and a popular request is Pancakes! My base recipe comes from the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook.  I tweak it to make it a little healthier for the little ladies and this is one recipe that they barely notice the difference!

Weekend Pancakes

Ingredients:

1/3 cup flour

2/3 whole wheat flour

1 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp wheat germ

2 tsps baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg, beaten (or replacement equivalent)

1 cup liquid (organic milk/soy milk/almond milk or water)

2 Tbsp melted butter (or any kind of oil substitution - applesauce works really well)
(I always try to use organic ingredients when possible)

Directions:

1) In a large mixing bowl, stir all dry ingredients together.

2) In a small bowl, mix liquid ingredients until well blended.

3) Pour liquid mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients.

4) Stir until blended, but slightly lumpy.

5) Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into your lightly greased frying pan or griddle. 

I keep mine at about medium-hot.

6) When pancakes have bubbly surfaces, flip over to cook the second side.

7) Serve with maple syrup and enjoy!

This is a great base recipe and can be easily changed by adding blueberries or bananas. If you use "purple" all natural applesauce, you'll get purply pancakes!