What can be better on an cold morning than homemade pancakes? With these simple and easy pancake recipes, you have dozens of choices for a healthy, hearty, and delicious breakast any time of year!
Simple Pancake Recipes: Basic Wholegrain Pancakes (adapted from a 1981 cookbook, Whole Foods for the Whole Family.)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups milk or soy milk
- 1 to 3 eggs (substitute 2 egg whites for one egg, if desired)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ÂĽ tsp salt (optional)
- 2 cups flour: any combination of whole wheat, rye soy, oat, millet or buckwheat
Optional:
- Up to ÂĽ cup honey, maple syrup, molasses or brown sugar
- Up to ÂĽ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
Directions:
In a large bowl, place milk eggs, baking powder, salt and optional honey and oil. Mix well. Add flour and/or grain, beating only until large lumps disappear. (Batter may be made night before and stored covered in the fridge.)
Cook on a lightly greased skillet or griddle over medium-high heat (375 degrees). Turn when small bubbles appear. Makes about 16 four-inch pancakes.
Buttermilk, Sour Milk or Yogurt Homemade Pancakes
Omit milk and baking powder from the above basic recipe. Add 2 cups buttermilk, sour milk or yogurt and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Yogurt may need a little thinning with milk or water. Sour milk can be made by adding 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice to 2 cups milk.
Orange Pancakes
Use 2 cups orange juice in place of buttermilk.
Tasty, SImple Pancake Recipe Additions: Add any of the following to the basic recipe:
- 1 t. vanilla
- up to 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 t. grated orange peel
- extra dry milk powder
- Âľ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- ÂĽ cup carob powder
- up to 1 tsp ground cinnamon or nutmeg
- up to 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 cup blueberries or other berries
- ½ cup chopped nuts or seeds
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- up to 1 cup raisins, dates or other dried fruit
- 1 cup chopped apples or other fruit
- 1 Tbsp protein powder
- ½ grated cheese
Pancake Toppings
- Butter
- Maple Syrup
- Applesauce
- Yogurt
- Sour Cream
- Whipped Cream
- Mashed fruit
- Bananas
- Cottage Cheese
- Warm Honey
- Peanut Butter
- Fruit butter
- Homemade jams or jellies
- Cream Cheese
- Ricotta Cheese
See my bio for links to all of my healthy recipes, organization articles, Thanksgiving ideas, relationship posts and more as well as to my blog, Confessions of a Worrywart.
See also:
* Vinaigrette, Pancakes and Other Easy Recipes from Nora Ephron
*Preserves: Recipes for Jam, Pickles, Salsa, Bread and Other Food in Jars
*7 Best Food Blogs You Should Know About
*Crisp, Golden Potato Pancake & Latke Recipe & Hanukkah In France
*Julia Child Recipe for Omelette and Life
*7 Breakfast & Brunch Ideas (& Hot Chocolate) For A Couple Or A Crowd
*10 Easy Healthful Breakfast Ideas, Yum!
Thanksgiving:
*Moist Turkey & Debunking Kitchen Myths
*Make Moist, Mouthwatering Turkey & A Simple Stuffing Recipe
Relationships:
*Dealing With The Death Of A Child Through Poetry
*A Woman Talks About Sex From Her 20˛s To Her 60˛s (fascinating and relatable)
*Parenting a Parent as He or She Ages
*Are You Having Less Sex Than You Think You Should? One Woman's Story
*Hipster Dog Names and Quirky Dog Photos
*Joyce Maynard Adopted Two Girls From Ethiopia Then Gave Them Up
*He Asked, "Am I Going To Die?" I Had To Tell Him, "Yes You Are."
And:
*Meet Susan Orlins on NBC's Life Goes Strong*
