Pancake Mix

Breakfast is one of my favorite meals to cook! On the weekends we always have more time to make something more extravagant than oatmeal/ cereal. I adapted a pancake mix from King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking cookbook for our big weekend breakfasts.

Recipe:

Mix:
31/2 cups rolled oats
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup oat bran
3 tablespoons baking power
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon kosher salt
3/4 cup canola oil

Pancake:
1 cup mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon allspice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Direction:

Mix: This is so easy you will ask yourself, "Why haven't done this before". Put oats and bran in food processor and pulse until chopped. Drizzle oil in food process to combine. Combine the rest of the dry ingredients in big bowl. Add oil, oats, and bran to big bowl and combine with hand. Then I put the mix into a freezer bag then bag into freezer. This will keep indefinitely. (Wasn't that crazy simple?)

Pancakes: Beat two eggs in bowl then add milk and vanilla. Beat liquids until homogeneous. Add mix and spices. Mix until just combined. The batter will be very thin but let stand for about 15 min and the whole grains will soak up the liquid like a sponge. Then make pancake like normal.

Alternatives:

- Depending on what I have in the refrigerator I use different dairy sources. For example buttermilk or yogurt work well.
- ANY spice additions will work. I like cinnamon, cloves, or almond extract.
- I like to use two eggs because I like a thinner pancake but one is all that this mix needs.



Uses:

I love the flavor of oat pancakes so this mix was great! I have not used the mix for anything other than pancakes however you can use the mix for waffles too. I love added whole fruit in my pancakes: blueberries, apples, or bananas. Oh, and how can you forget toppings: I love some almond butter and David LOVES some pure maple syrup. I have also used apple butter, raisins, and any fresh fruit. Mercy, I am hungry just thinking about it!