A normal pancake recipe consists of all purpose flour, some baking soda, eggs, milk, and butter. Because of the ingredients regular pancakes are not thought of as being necessarily healthy, but you can make them that way. Instead of making carbohydrate laden, no nutrient pancakes consider making an oatmeal pancake recipe. This gives your body a boost of fiber making the pancakes much more nutritious and there is an added bonus. They taste good too.

The origin of the oatmeal pancake does not come from a place you would think it should come from. The recipe is an old one that originated in Sweden and these pancakes were usually served with jam or fruit. They taste great with syrup on top and another healthier alternative is to use applesauce as a topping.

Never use microwave oatmeal when you try to make Oatmeal pancakes. Do not use Quick Oats either. The kind you want to purchase for use in pancakes is the old fashion slow cooking oats or you can purchase organic oatmeal which works fine too.

To make a simple oatmeal pancake batch place 1 and 1 half cup of oats in a large bowl along with 2 cups of milk. You can use skim or 2 percent milk and set the bowl aside to rest for about ten minutes or so. Take another bowl and in it put 1 half cup of whole wheat flour and 1 half cup of all purpose flour. It has a little bit of white flour in it but the combination of oatmeal and wheat flour will make it have much more fiber and nutrients that pancakes made with all white flour. Add to that bowl 1 tablespoon of baking powder, 1 fourth teaspoon of salt, 1 half teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Take your whisk and stir these dry ingredients until they are well combined.

The next thing to do is break 2 eggs into a small bowl and beat them well. Add them to the bowl with the oatmeal and milk. Take 1 fourth cup of butter and melt it and add to the oatmeal mixture. Also add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Start adding the dry ingredients to the oatmeal mixture just a little bit at a time and mix it in well by hand after each addition. Once all is mixed in you can start to make your pancakes.

Get a skillet or griddle hot and add a little bit of oil or butter. Take one fourth cup of the batter and place it on the hot skillet. You will see bubbles start to gather around the outside and once the whole pancake is encircled with the bubbles you can turn it to the other side. Once both sides are nicely browned and the inside is fluffy and light place the pancake on a serving plate. Butter can be placed on top along with some syrup, applesauce, or jam.

You can make your own orange syrup to use with your oatmeal pancake recipe that is absolutely luscious. This is a splurge type thing because there are a lot of calories in this syrup but every once in awhile is a special treat. Take a medium saucepan and put 1 half cup sugar in it. Add 1 fourth of a cup of orange juice, 1 fourth cup of butter, and 1 fourth of a cup of light corn syrup. Start whisking and heating the syrup and once it starts to boil it is done. Set is aside for about 5 minutes and then pour over your pancakes. Your family will gobble these down in just seconds.

Ben adores pancakes and this oatmeal pancake recipe is just one of the recipes that you can find on his website. If you are into healthy and organic food you can also try this diet pancake recipe, then again – there are plenty of other recipes to choose from!

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