I don’t normally make pancakes because I don’t normally have a key ingredient on hand: buttermilk! But I had to buy it for a Thanksgiving recipe, so I was really excited that I could finally make homemade, healthy pancakes. Besides the buttermilk, everything else was in the pantry!
This recipe (Ellie Krieger, from the November issue of Food Network Magazine) combines whole-wheat flour and white flour so the pancakes are healthy but still light. I actually made it for breakfast on Thanksgiving day. I like to make a big breakfast on the morning of holiday dinners so that my family is less likely to forget to eat and end up starving and cranky at 4 PM.
Ingredients
(Serves 6)
1 or 2 medium apples
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
3/4 cup skim milk
2 large eggs
1 tbsp honey
6 tbsp pure maple syrup
This Is How We Do It
Preheat the oven to 250.
Dice the apple and put in the microwave. Microwave until softened, about 2 minutes.
Combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, milk, eggs, and honey.
Slowly add the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.
Heat a large nonstick griddle over pan over medium heat. Spoon 1/4 cup batter onto the griddle and sprinkle with batter. Drizzle a little more batter over the apple.
Cook until the tops are bubble and the edges are dry, about two minutes on each side. Flip and cook until golden brown, about another minute. Keep the pancakes warm on a baking sheet in the oven while you make the rest.
This is a great breakfast! Two pancakes has 230 calories, 3 grams of fat, 3 grams of fiber, and 8 grams of protein. But it’s a little low in calories, so you can do like I did and “frost” your cakes with a little plain yogurt, peanut butter, and sliced banana!
So yummy! You definitely can’t tell these are made with whole-wheat flour — they are filling, but they don’t taste too “healthy.”
You can actually freeze homemade pancakes, so if you’re cooking for yourself, make the whole batch and then freeze extras (just put wax paper between them).
Enjoy!
.jpg)
{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
YUM. Question re calorie serving: is two pancakes one or two servings? Eg is 230 the amount of calories per serving?
.-= Kate´s last blog ..Introducing: My Eating Plan =-.
230 calories is the amount per two pancakes with a drizzle of syrup!
Sorry to be a pain but because everyone’s pancake size could be different, I wanted to know whether from the 6 servings, 2 pancakes was one or two servings? Hope this clarifies my question!!!
.-= Kate´s last blog ..Introducing: My Eating Plan =-.
No prob!! As it says in the direction, one pancake is 1/4 cup batter!
I love pancakes. I love Kitchen Aids…I am in love.
.-= Michelle @ Eatingjourney´s last blog ..Published!!! =-.