School was called off again today, due to inclement weather. I woke up, showered, had my coffee and then got the call. Lets just say I was less then enthused! But I have been trying all morning to think SUNNY thoughts, even though I know I will be working until a hot and sweltering June 26th!
Since I had the time, I read my usual fit blogs more closely, and found some great recipe ideas for this week; starting with this morning's pancakes. I am in love with a banana protein panackae recipe via Carrots N Cake, so I browsed her recipe page to broaden my pancake horizons. I decided to make a traditional pancakes recipe and add fruit and other toppings to "spice" them up a bit. The recipe is as follows and my alterations are in parenthesis
"A Really Good Pancake Recipe" (with some added protein) adapted from Carrots N Cake:
Makes 8 pancakes
Ingredients:
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| I love pancakes, and I'm so cute!!! |
- 1.5 cups flour (The recipe called for "all purpose" but I didn't have enough, so I mixed with whole wheat and they came out just fine)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt (I omitted this. I typically do when baking)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 cups vanilla soy milk ( I did not have vanilla soy, so I mixed coconut, plain almond milk and a little vanilla for taste.)
- 3 oz low-fat Greek yogurt (I once again was short plain Greek yogurt, but had enough vanilla flavored so that went in the bowl)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp canola oil (I used vegetable)
Directions
- Heat and Spray pan
- Cook each pancake for 3 minutes each side
- I added toppings while they were cooking. I used blueberries and chocolate chips for Mark.
xoxo,
Jeanie
Questions of the Day:
Who made the BEST pancakes you've ever had (it can be a restaurant)? What do you think is their secret?
Websites that may interest you:
The best pancake ever award is a tie between two restaurants (sort of). The first is the Commuter Cafeteria at Bridgewater State, back when I was there. The woman behind the breakfast counter concocted the BEST chocolate chip, blueberry or plain pancakes I have ever had. They were crisp and buttery on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I ordered them way more than I should've which may have help account for the extra 15 to 20 lbs I carried around in college!
ReplyDeleteThe second best pancakes are from "Day Break Cafe" in West Bridgewater , Ma. These are similar to the flapjacks described above, but they have more topping options, and are served with whipped honey butter and home fries. DEE-LSH!!!!
My favorite pancakes were the ones my grandma used to make me when I was little. I'm not sure if they were snow day pancakes or oops I took a sick day but am not really sick pancakes... but they were amazing. I think her secret ingredient was oatmeal. I tried to recreate their super fluffy texture (and I'm pretty certain her trick was oats). I've come pretty close using a chia egg, but I definitely know my grandma wasn't using chia seeds in the early 90s.
ReplyDeleteThese sound fantastic! Although, I have Bananas Foster Slow Cooker Oatmeal for breakfast this morning! I CAN'T WAIT to try it!
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