Oct. 23, 2006 - Blender Pancakes
Last week I found two good books on our "school" bookshelf that I hadnt noticed before. Either that or I saw them once a long time ago and forgot all about them. One is Baking with Whole Grains (Curriculum Guide) and the other is Breakfasts, both by Sue Gregg. The first one is a guide you can use for a semester length course in cooking, and the second is a recipe book with lots of other information about whole grains, how to cook, etc. Now that is the kind of thing I wish I could have done when I was in high school. It looks so fun. Then I thought, well, why not now? I could still do it just for fun. So thats what Im doing. Ill work on it whenever I have time. Like I need another thing to do, right? :-)
This is the first recipe I made:
Blender Pancakes
Amount: 20-24 pancakes
1. Place in blender: blend at highest speed 3 minutes:
1 1/2 1 Ύ cups buttermilk (or non-dairy alternative)
2 tablespoons olive oil, optional (for crispness)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
1 ½ cups raw brown rice
2. Cover blender; let stand at room temperature overnight.
3. Preheat griddle on medium-high.
4. Just before baking, add and reblend on highest speed for 1 minute:
1 egg, optional
Additional liquid (if batter needs thinning)
5. Blend thoroughly, but briefly (assisted with rubber spatula, if needed):
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt, to taste
6. Pour batter onto griddle, sprayed with olive oil non-stick spray. Bake on first side until bubbles on unbaked side begin to break: turn once and bake on second side.
Voila!
They were delicious. My family liked them. :-) There are actually nutritional benefits to letting the batter sit overnight too. Here is what the cookbook (Breakfasts) says: Advance mixing allows the breakdown of the phytates in the flour that bind valuable nutrients, thus preventing their assimilation by the bodyespecially calcium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, and zinc, and better protein absorption.
Plus they use brown rice instead of flour, so they are good for you. Try them out!
Comments
Oct. 23, 2006 - Aren't these yummy?
Posted by Kathy
My dc love them! You've reminded me to make them again.
BTW, you have a lovely blog. Congratulations! I will be coming back to visit. I have an almost 11yo dd and it is encouraging to see what all so many young ladies are doing, now that they have graduated from their homeschools.
Nov. 4, 2006 - pancakes
Posted by Anonymous
Thanks for the recipe! My sister and I tried them this morning and loved them!! They were so good! I must admit that I was a bit skeptical about it, especially letting the batter (with milk in it!) sit out overnight, but they turned out beautifully.
--Hannah (sister of Susan from susaneg.blogspot.com)
Nov. 4, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by mandygrace
I am glad you liked them!
