Pancakes are one of the few things I enjoy eating for breakfast. However, I have to say it is one the things I like to make the least. My son makes awesome pancakes but even he gets tired of making them. No one in my family likes the mixes you find at the grocery store. So, to make quick, homemade tasting, super healthy pancakes, you have to make your own mix. It is not heard and will come in handy on lazy Saturday mornings.
Super Healthy Pancake Mix Recipe
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup buttermilk powder
5 tablespoons dried egg whites, such as Just Whites
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaxseed meal
1 cup nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup wheat bran, or oat bran
Directions
1.Whisk flour, buttermilk powder, dried egg whites, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in flaxseed meal, dry milk and bran. Makes 6 cups pancake mix. To make pancakes:
2.Combine 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk, 1/4 cup canola oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a glass measuring cup.
3.Place 2 cups pancake mix in a large bowl. (Refrigerate the remaining pancake mix in an airtight container for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months.) Make a well in the center of the pancake mix. Whisk in the milk mixture until just blended; do not overmix. (The batter will seem quite thin, but will thicken up as it stands.) Let stand for 5 minutes.
4.Coat a nonstick skillet or griddle with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Whisk the batter. Using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake, cook pancakes until the edges are dry and bubbles begin to form, about 2 minutes. Turn over and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes longer. Adjust heat as necessary for even browning. Makes 6 servings, 2 pancakes each.