Three-Grain Pancakes

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Recipe Author:

Jenny and Rosie

Servings

4-6

Total Time to Make

30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup (125 mL) Whole wheat flour
  • ¼ Cup (60 mL) Ground flax seed*
  • ½ Cup (125 mL) Oatmeal, ground to a powder in a blender*
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) Baking powder
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) Cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) Sugar
  • ½ tsp (2 mL) Salt
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 ½ Cups (375 mL) Milk or water
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) Melted butter or oil
  • 1 Cup (250 mL) Blueberries or diced apples (optional)
  • As needed – More butter or oil for cooking
  • ¼ Cup (60 mL) Maple syrup
    • *Note: If you don’t have flax flour or oatmeal, use 1 ¾ Cups (435 mL) whole wheat flour.

Directions

  1. Whisk the flour, flax, oats, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl.

  2. Add the eggs, milk or water, and butter. Whisk until combined.

  3. Add the optional blueberries or apples and stir to combine.

  4. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat for a few minutes before adding a couple teaspoons of butter and tilting the pan in all directions to coat.

  5. Spoon in pancake batter in by ¼ Cupfuls and let cook until the edges look dry and bubbles have formed on top. Flip, cook another minute or so, then stack onto a plate to keep warm. Add a little more butter to the pan for each batch you cook.

  6. Serve with maple syrup and Apple Blueberry Sauce or fresh fruit.

  Topping Suggestions
    • Fruit sauce

    • Apples – chopped and coated with a squeeze of lemon to prevent browning

    • Pears – chopped

    • Peaches

    • Blueberries

    • Raspberries

    • Blackberries

    • Strawberries

    • Yogurt

    • Seeds or granola

Notes

  • Wash all produce well.