I have a confession to make. I wake up every morning and talk my daughter into having oatmeal pancakes with me. The poor girl just wants oatmeal, but I talk her into having pancakes every. single. day. Today I got her to cooperate by letting her cut it into a fun gingerbread man shape and put blueberries and bananas on to decorate it. I HAVE to have her eat them too so I don't sit in shame at making pancakes just for my little old self. I could get up before my dear husband goes to work and make them for him too. But um, no, if the kids aren't up I'm not moving my head from the pillow, for I know it will be a long time before my head hits that pillow again, unless I'm possibly screaming into that pillow so the neighbors won't hear me, but I digress. Back to pancakes. I make a batch of the mix about once a week and separate them into ziplock bags and store them in the fridge. I wish I could say I got sick of them. I never have. They seriously make me look forward to getting out of bed in the morning. I feel bad that I have not shared with Malia the joys of syrup on the pancakes. I make her eat hers with unsweetened applesauce or yogurt--plain. Aren't I horrible? Not only do I not tell her about syrup, I actually hide my plate while I put my butter and syrup on. What is wrong with me? It's like I don't want her to get into the "hard" pancake life I have created for myself. I give myself some solace by knowing that it's made with whole wheat flour and oatmeal (okay and a little bit of white thrown in for taste). But truthfully, my secret butter/syrup distribution pretty much cancels out any health benefits I'm sure. Anyways, I needed to admit my problem to someone. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far. Here's the recipe, don't say I didn't warn you.
Cinnamon-Oatmeal Pancake Mix (make mix ahead)
Ingredients:
4 cups quick cooking oats
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup non-fat dry milk
2 Tb cinnamon
1 1/2 Tb salt
3 Tb baking powder
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and stir to mix well. Store in refrigerator. Makes about 8 cups.
Mixing Directions: In a medium mixing bowl, beat 2 eggs.
Beat in 1/3 cup of vegetable oil gradually.
Alternately beat in 2 cups pancake mix and 1 cup of water or milk. Pour in large spoonfuls into a lightly greased skillet over medium-high heat.
Cook until the tops show broken bubbles (2-3 minutes).
Turn and cok about 2 to 3 minutes more, until golden brown.
Makes 12 5-inch pancakes.
Oh, and p.s. I make half of the recipe (only 1 cup of mix, 1/2 cup water/milk, 1 egg, half of 1/3) when it's just me and Malia. And they're great frozen too--just warm em up in the micro.
4 comments:
Alicen, you are so freakin' funny. I have to admit, I hate pancakes (although I love REAL maple syrup), but maybe you could get me into them. I get up in the morning kind of excited to eat my Barbara's Shredded Spoonfuls and Soymilk. To each her own.
I don't like just any pancakes, only these ones. I used to like regular ol' Krusteaz (sp?)--you know, the ones we used to eat at Jill's house during assemblies? But now my heart only years for cinnamon oatmeal delights.
I am going to make these for Gus and I tomorrow morning - or maybe even for dinner tonight. I can't wait. I love your recipes. By the way, this made me laugh so hard. Way to stand strong against giving your kids sugar like I do.
Thought I should tell you that my "perfect heart" pancakes were your recipe...although I'm wondering if I screwed them up b/c they were about an inch thick! I also accidentally DOUBLED instead of halved the recipe (pregnancy brain) so I added a couple more cups of milk and a some extra cinnamon before I put them in freezer bags for future meals. I think they'll go a little better next time. I'll let you know. Thanks for the recipe!
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