Whole Wheat Pancakes

Seriously, best pancakes I have ever have.  I can't even explain the taste, they were just amazing.  Plus I love that they are egg free so they are perfect for my little miss!

Go make these.  Right now.  I promise you will be satisfied.  (Recipe found here.)

Ingredients (Makes 4 pancakes)

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup milk
• 4 tbsp. oil (Little MIss is allergic to soy, too, so I will use either olive oil or applesauce.  Probably applesauce)
• 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon powder (optional, but seriously, use it)
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Method:

1. Mix oil, sugar and vanilla well in a bowl.
2. To it add the flour, milk and cinnamon powder.
3. Now mix well but do not beat it.
4. Leave it for 15 minutes to sit.
5. Now heat a non-stick pan and pour a single ladle of batter on it.
6. You will see bubbles appear as it cooks.
7. Cook on both sides till light golden in color.
8. We also made this as waffles.
   
   
   5 stars!  LOVED THESE!

Chicken Crepes and Buttermilk Syrup and Whole Grain Waffles

I LOVE breakfast.  I would eat breakfast for every meal of every day if I could.  Especially if I have some homemade buttermilk syrup to go with it.  In fact, here is the recipe for that.  This recipe comes from a colleague of mine from when I taught 4th grade, so I can thank Carla Randall for my hip size!

3/4 c. butter
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
2 T karo syrup
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 t. vanilla
(Can you already see how healthy this recipe is??!)

Mix the butter, karo syrup, buttermilk, and sugar together in a medium size sauce pan and boil for 5 mins while stirring.  Remove from heat.  Add the soda and vanilla, being careful because it will froth up a bit before settling down.

(On a side note, if you are trying to use up the rest of your buttermilk before it goes back in two days so you decide to quadruple this recipe, be warned that it will probably boil over your largest pot and make a HUGE sticky mess all over your stovetop, under the burners, down the front of your oven, and onto the floor.  I would suggest not making more than a double batch at one time.)

Rating: 5.0 stars.  Easily.  If I could give it more than that, I would.  It's that good.

Ok, so now you need something to go with the syrup.  How about whole grain waffles?  Also courtesy of Carla.

2 eggs
1/4 c. canola oil
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. flax seed meal
1/4 c. flour
1 T sugar
1 3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. applesauce
1 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 c. wheat germ
4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla.  Beat in all dry ingredients just until smooth.   Preheat waffle iron.  Cook until crisp and golden brown.  (These take a little longer to cook so they don't stick to the pan).

Rating: 5.0 stars

Or maybe make some crepes.
This recipe I found on pinterest.  Obviously.

1 c flour
1 T sugar
1/4 t salt
1 1/3 c milk
1 T vanilla
3 eggs
3 T melted butter

1. In a large bowl combine the flour sugar and salt.

2. In a large measuring cup combine the milk, vanilla, eggs and melted butter. Mix with a fork to break up the eggs.

3. While whisking rapidly, slowly pour the milk and egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Whisk until very well combined. I keep the whisk in the bowl and continue to mix the batter occasionally as I make the crepes.

4. Heat an 8" non-stick skillet to medium heat. I used a paper towel with butter to coat the pan. Pour ¼ cup of batter into pan and tilt pan so that batter covers pan in a thin layer. Cook until the edges start to lightly brown, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Flip over and cook for a few more seconds until done. I sprinkle about a teaspoon of sugar over the crepe and roll them up in the pan and keep them covered with aluminum foil to keep them warm until they are ready to serve.

(I didn't do the sugar, since this last time I used them to make chicken crepes and I didn't want them to be sweet).

Rating: 5.0 stars

So maybe you want some crepes, but you don't them super sweet.  Or you want to sneak breakfast into dinner.  Try chicken crepes! (by the Mormon Maven Moms here).

Super easy.

3-4 breasts chicken

2 cans cream of mushroom soup (I made my own so it wouldn't have soy in it)

Crepes

1 c. Sour cream

Cheddar cheese

Cook the chicken and dice it into small pieces.  Mix it with one can of soup.  Put some down the center of a crepe, then roll it up.

Place it in a 9x13 dish and repeat until the dish is full.

Mix the other can of soup with the sour cream.  Pour over the top of the crepes, then sprinkle as much cheese as you want on the top.  

Cook at 375 for 20 mins.  Enjoy!

4.0 stars.  Since I made my own soup, it tends to be a little bland in flavor.  But still a recipe I would use again.

Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

I am on a super healthy kick right now.  Well, I guess I'm always on a healthy kick.  (Except for holidays, like today, when I can eat whatever I want and not feel guilty.  Caramel popcorn?  Yes please.  Chocolate chip cookie?  Bring it on.  Jumbo marshmallows?  I'll have 1 or 2 or 7).  But usually I am very conscientious of what I put in my mouth.  How many calories, what type of food it is, blah blah blah.  So this little treat is AWESOME.  No flour, no sugar (well, brown sugar...), no oil, no butter.  I was concerned about the texture, but they turned out awesomely!  And Callen was drooling over them.  He didn't believe me when I said they were actually healthy for him!  He kept saying the flavor was so good!  This is a must repeat recipe!

Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Serves 18

• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cup skim milk
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly mist 18 cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Combine the oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg whites, egg, mashed banana, milk and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until blended together. Mix in chocolate chips.
4. Spoon the oatmeal mixture evenly between the prepared muffin cups. Bake uncovered for 18 to 22 minutes or until oatmeal is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Source: emilybites.com

Done and done!  5.0 stars

Pancake Squares

Totally forgot to take a picture, so this picture will be stolen from the website where I found the recipe.  In fact, I'll just steal everything straight from the site.

Pancake Squares 
3/4 cup milk
2 T. melted butter
1 large egg
1 T. sugar
1 cup flour
2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease an 8×8 baking dish. In a large mixing bowl, beat together milk, butter and egg. Add sugar, then gradually beat the flour in. Carefully stir in the baking powder and salt. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serves 4-6.

I made it and didn't have any delicious fruit add ins, like blueberries or strawberries (which would be awesome!) or syrup, so I just ate mine plain.  Awesome!

4.5 stars.  Probably would be 5.0 if I had some toppings or fruit...

Breakfast Pizza

Anyone who knows me knows I love breakfast.  Seriously love it.  I could eat pancakes and eggs every day, every meal.

I found this recipe the other day and decided to give it a try.

It was seriously amazing.

Breakfast Pizza

 

Ingredients

• 1 homemade or store-bought pizza dough (I used store-bought.  And only made a half, since all I currently have is a toaster oven).
• 6 strips bacon (I probably used like 27.)
• 1 cup grated Parmesan
• 1 cups grated mozzarella
• 4 eggs
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced chives (definitely did not use these)
• olive oil, for brushing

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 500F or follow package instruction.
2. Fry bacon strips over medium-high heat until crisp. Cool on a plate lined with paper towels. Crumble. Set aside.
3. Dust your baking sheet with cornmeal and stretch dough to fit. Sprinkle with Parmesan, mozzarella, and bacon. Crack eggs over top and season and season with salt and pepper. Brush the exposed crust with olive oil.
4. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until eggs are cooked through and crust is golden brown. Sprinkle chives over top.

So good, 4.9 stars!