Pancakes are like hamburgers: the more you put in the mix, the better they are.
This recipe serves a hungry family of 4 with some leftovers, which make great mini PB&J sandwiches for lunch later in the day.
loooots of butter in your pan to get the fried crispitiy edges
Directions
- Mix together dry ingredients
- Mix togther wet ingredients (except for the melted butter)
- Mix dry, wet, and melted butter at the same time
- Cook in heavily buttered pan on medium heat
Notes
Batter will be thick! You can milk/water it down, but it should be thick.
Dry Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cup | Whole Wheat Flour | You can replace both flours with White Whole Wheat, I go back and forth on what I prefer |
| 3/4 | Cup | All Purpose Flour | |
| 1/2 | cup | Cornmeal | Using Blue Cornmeal is great! But requires an extra glug of milk to keep things from getting too thick |
| 1/4 | cup | Rolled Oats | |
| 3/4 | cup | Lightly crushed pecans or walnuts | |
| 1 | large (or 2 small) | Diced apple1 | Or a mess of blueberries, thaw first if they’re frozen otherwise the cakes’ll be runny in the middle |
| 1 | tbsp | Brown sugar | |
| 1 | tsp | Salt | |
| 1 | tsp | Cinnamon | |
| 1 | tsp | Flaxseed | Optional, good for health |
| 2 | tsp | Baking Powder | |
| 1/2 | tsp | Baking Soda |
Wet Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 1/4 | cups | Buttermilk | or milk with a tbsp of lemon juice or a few tablespoons of yogurt mixed in |
| 3 | whole | Eggs | If halving the recipie, either 1 or 2 eggs works |
| 1/4 | cup | Melted or lightly browned butter | Pour this in when mixing the wet and dry as it starts congealing immediately |
| 1 | tsp | Vanilla |