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Apple Oatmeal Pancakes

For the last two weeks, I've had healthy, whole-grain pancake batter in the fridge. It's great for my breakfast routine. I put the non-stick skillet on the stove, spray it, and turn the burner on. Then I go dry my hair for about 5 minutes, come back, and spoon my pancake batter into the skillet, return the batter to the refrigerator, and leave. After 5 minutes of make-up, hair, etc., I come back and flip my pancakes. By the time I get my oj, plate, and what pancake toppings ready. . .voila!

Here's the first recipe:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 T. brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 ts. salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 egg plus 1 egg white
1 T. oil
1 small, sweet cooking apple, peeled, cored, finely chopped

Combine oats and milk. Let stand for 5 minutes.
In a separate bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
In a third bowl (or, for dishes' sake, in the first one after you pour the oats and milk into the dry ingredients), beat the egg, egg white, and oil.
Stir all together, just until mixed.
Cook like pancakes. . .I'm not explaining that.

I've eaten these with applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar and also with fruit preserves. I think they'd also be good with yogurt and nuts/berries/bananas/etc. Also, I've been sprinkling chopped walnuts or pecans on my pancakes right after I put the batter in the skillet, while the first side is cooking. It adds protein.

Labels: Breakfast

posted by @lici@ @ 11:54 AM