Perfect Pancakes

I just realized Andrea had asked for my pancake recipe so I will post it here, even though it has nothing to do with grilling.

Maggie, it would be fun if Scott posted a grilling tutorial for us- do you think he would?

Pancakes

(almost the same as the waffle recipe, actually.)

mix together:

1 1/4 c. flour

1 Tbs. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2 Tbs. sugar

add:

1 1/3 c. milk

1 egg

2 Tbs. oil

Whisk ingredients together till most the lumps are gone. Work with a little more flour if you like thick pancakes. This is pretty fast to whip up and so much better than any mix I've tried!

*Tip: Try making these pancakes with whole wheat flour. Then, after you pour each pancake on the griddle, place 5 thin banana slices on it before you flip it. You'll have super-yummy banana pancakes!

WHOLE wheat pancakes

Do you have some of this somewhere in your house?

Do you want to use it more in your life?

Well, here is the recipe for you!

"Star's Whole Wheat Pancakes"

Add to your blender: 1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Berries

2 cups milk

Blend for about 5 minutes

(this time is based on my blender,

I like my batter to be a bit chunky, with chewy little wheat bits

so blend longer for a smoother batter)

Add: 2 eggs

2 Tbs. Oil or melted butter (I like coconut oil best)

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

dash of salt

Blend for about 30 more seconds

Heat butter or coconut oil in skillet or griddle

Stir batter and spoon from bottom of blender

This will help mix in the little wheat chunks as they tend to sink to the bottom

Make each pancake kind of small, this makes them easier to flip.

These would be great adding additional grains or nuts, maybe even some flax seed.

I know I can never get enough fiber!

Apple Puffed Pancake

▪ 6 large eggs

▪ 1 1/2 cups skim milk

▪ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

▪ 1 cup all-purpose flour

▪ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

▪ 1/2 teaspoon salt

▪ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

▪ Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

▪ 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

▪ 4 apples, such as Gala or Red Delicious, peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced

▪ 1 tablespoon light-brown sugar

▪ Confectioners' sugar, optional

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine eggs, milk, and vanilla in the jar of a blender. Blend until well combined. Add flour, granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Blend until dry ingredients are well incorporated; set aside.

Place butter in a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Transfer dish to oven and heat until butter has just melted. Carefully remove from oven and place apples in a single layer in baking dish. Return to oven and cook until butter begins to bubble, about 4 minutes.

Pour batter over apples, sprinkle with brown sugar, and continue baking until puffed and golden, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired; serve immediately. Serves 6

We have this often. It is like a German pancake with apples and is delicious! I cut my apples into wedges and then use the cheese slicer on my grater to slice them smaller. Enjoy!

A note from Hailey:

"Well, this is what it looked like when I made it, very tasty! I added a few photos of the process but for some reason they are reversed, with the finished product first. I used a large food processor to mix the batter. And sprinkled a little more cinnamon on top along with the brown sugar before baking. We also sprinkled it with powdered sugar and a shaker of sugar & cinnamon I keep around for just such situations. Everyone liked it, thanks Liz!"