Thursday, January 23, 2014

Breakfast for dinner

Since its been brutally cold out & probably also because I'm 5 months pregnant I've been craving carbohydrate comfort food like crazy. Last night I decided to make pancakes for dinner. It was one of the best ideas I've had in a long time.

This is one of my favorite recipes (A mix of several that I use):

  • 1 cup spelt flour, (spooned and leveled)
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • Assorted toppings, such as toasted almonds, walnuts or pecans, sliced bananas, warm fruit compote (frozen berries with maple syrup). 
  • STEP 1
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  • Step 2
    In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, oil, maple syrup, vanilla and egg. Add dry ingredients to milk mixture; whisk until just moistened (do not over mix; a few small lumps are fine).
  • STEP 3
    Heat a large skillet (nonstick or cast-iron) or griddle over medium. Fold a sheet of paper towel in half, and moisten with oil; carefully rub skillet with oiled paper towel.
  • STEP 4
    For each pancake, spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter onto skillet, using the back of the spoon to spread batter into a round (you should be able to fit 2 to 3 in a large skillet).
  • STEP 5
    Cook until surface of pancakes have some bubbles and a few have burst, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until browned on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more.