Seth's Healthier Pancakes

Preparation : 15 mins

Cooking : 5 mins
Total : 20 min
Yield : 16-20 pancakes

Ingredients

2 cups milk
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tsp chia seeds
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup shredded zucchini (optional)
1/3 cup applesauce
3 eggs

2 cups wheat flour
1 cup oat flour
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Recipe

1.  Add vinegar to milk and let sit for up to 5 mins.
2.  Mix all dry ingredients while it sits.
3.  Add chia seeds, butter, zucchini, applesauce, and eggs to milk mixture.
4.  Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix. You don't want any dry clumps.
5.  Heat griddle to 350º or medium heat.
6.  Pour batter over griddle.
7.  Cook until edges start to lift off griddle (2-3 mins), then flip over and cook for 1-2 minutes more, until bottom is golden brown.

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Seth's Protein Pancakes

One of my son's has a great recipe that he has developed for his family that meets the needs that they have for breakfast.  His children all love theme and they taste really great!  I just thought it would be good to add it to the blog so the rest of the family has access to it if they want it.

Seth’s Pancakes (12 - 14 Pancakes)

Mix and let sit 5 min:

1 2/3 C Milk

¼ C Apple Cider Vinegar

Mix with milk mixture:

2 TBLS Melted Butter

1/3 C Applesauce

2 Eggs

Mix dry ingredients:

(can be done ahead of time, if desired)

1 C White Flour

¼ C Wheat Flour

¼ C Sugar

2 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

½ tsp Salt

Grind and add to dry mix:

(Do not mix with other dry ingredients when storing)

4 tsp Flaxseed

1 C oats

Beat wet ingredients and mix with dry. Then cook like normal pancakes/waffles.

If you want to add extra protein, add protein powder: either whey, soy or vegetable, your choice.

Seth’s Pancakes (5 - 7 pancakes)

Mix and let sit 5 min:

5/6 C Milk

1/8 C Apple Cider Vinegar

Mix with milk mixture:

1 TBLS Melted Butter

1/6 C Applesauce

1 Egg

Beat wet ingredients and mix with dry. Then cook like normal pancakes/waffles.

Mix dry ingredients:

(can be done ahead of time, if desired)

1/2 C White Flour

1/8 C Wheat Flour

1/8 C Sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/4 tsp Salt

Grind and add to dry mix:

(Do not mix with other dry ingredients when storing)

2 tsp Flaxseed

1/2 C oats

No Bake Power Cookies

11/2 cups oats
1/2 cup whole raw almonds
1/4 cup flax seed

Blend in a food processor until smooth.  Place in a bowl and set aside.

In a microwave safe bowl put:

1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
3 drops of orange oil or extract (optional)

Warm this mixture in the microwave.
Add to the dry mixture. Stir together well. Form them into 1" balls and put them on wax paper lined cookie sheets.
Freeze until firm (about an hour).

Store in a ziplock bag in the frig or the freezer.