After making Awesome French Toast, I was curious how vanilla would taste in my pancake batter. My kids thought I made flat cupcakes for breakfast, and of course, they ate every bite! Notice that this is not a sweet batter, I skipped the sugar, knowing that there would be maple syrup added later.
Personally, I've been craving raspberry jam on my pancakes. It's a yummy change and I can carry my breakfast around while I get the kids ready for school. (I went overboard on the jam for this picture, but you don't really mind. Do you?)
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons oil or applesauce
- 3/4 cup milk
Heat griddle set to medium heat. Mix the dry ingredients together and add in all wet ingredients. Beat until batter is smooth. If you have Oven Fried Bacon on hand, this is the time to warm it up in the microwave.
By this time, the griddle should be hot enough to pour the batter. If the griddle is too hot, simply remove it from the heat for a minute or two and turn down the burner just a bit.
Pour out enough batter to make 4 inch cakes. When the tops become bubbly, it's time to flip'em. The second side will cook faster than the first, so DON'T WALK AWAY, cook until golden brown. Serve up hot with maple syrup drizzled on top and two slices of bacon on the side.
Sounds yummie! I’ll have to try these this weekend.
I signed up for the gravatar thingie, but I’m not sure it works…I guess I’ll see, huh?
These are my go to pancakes. They have such great flavor even without sugar! We sometimes add blueberries or chocolate chips for a special treat. Once you make these you’ll never want to use a box pancake mix again!!!
Thank You, Lynn!
I was thinking up pumpkin pancakes this morning. I’m trying to work out how to get them as light and fluffy as a buttermilk pancake. I’ll post the recipe as soon as I get it right.