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Recipe: Pancakes

2 Comments Posted by on December 8, 2011

Pancakes. Little edible cakes made in a pan. Usually, the consistency of bread, pancakes are merely little breakfast treats whose sole purpose is to aid in transporting syrup from the bottle it came in, in to your mouth.

Pancakes, served hot, flooded with syrup, are eaten with great voracity at my table. Especially (and tasting even better) when camping. Cook, butter, drown in syrup, eat. Simple, right?

Nope. Not in MY house! And maybe after you read this recipe, not in yours either. Add some flavor to your pancakes. Add some texture, and fiber too. You may never call pancakes “healthy”, but they can certainly be better and at least be more than just hot bread with syrup on top.

Check this:

whip up your favorite pancake batter
preheat large pan or griddle
put in non-stick substance (Pam, butter, oil, whatever)
add pancake batter

Then, add these “extras” on the pancake while it cooks. In this order:

  • Craisins
  • frozen blueberries or other fruit
  • sliced almonds or walnuts
  • Cinnamon
  • Old-Fashioned Oatmeal

Serve on plate, add:

  • apple sauce
  • dollop of sour cream
  • syrup

Keep in mind you are adding quite a few ingredients to a usually small pancake. My flapjacks are generally about the size of the plate it is being served on and will easily accommodate the extra goodies detailed above.

Bon appetit!

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4 Comments Posted by on December 8, 2011

Pancake Plates


It’s been a while since I wrote anything….I know this. Today is a new day and I’m going to fix that little problem. And you know what I’m writing about? Pancakes. With syrup. Is there a better way to start your day? I don’t think so!

After the batter is beat into submission (no lumps thankyouverymuch), the flapjacks have been cooked to a golden brown, and the fruits of my labor sit steaming before me. Before raising the first bite to my mouth, I always ask the same question “What are pancakes but a way to drink your syrup without public ridicule?”

And therein lies the problem. Since we mere mortals, born without the ability to dream up and fire our own ceramic whats-its, don’t have a special plate to assist in that pancake eating frenzy we call “breakfast”. We NEED a special plate because it is not possible to puddle the syrup enough to get the job done with any efficiency. Flat, regular dinner plates are for dinner, they fail as adequate serving disks for pancakes and syrup.

Pancake Plates

But that all changes with this new and fantastic invention: Pancake Plates.

Oh man, really? Pancake plates? Who knew we needed such a thing? I didn’t. But now that I’ve seen one….I need, need, NEED a set of these to put in my cupboard!

So here’s the description:

“Designed with a raised edge that gently slopes the plate toward the diner and an ingenious reservoir for pooling loose syrup, this plate was made for slicing, dipping and delighting in each bite of pancake goodness. But the best part? This plate enhances any saucy dish down to the last drop. Made in California.”

Did you catch that? It has a special area on the plate where the syrup POOLS for yet another dip inside the wonderful concoction of sugar, maple flavoring, et al. A reservoir for the syrup!!

You want a set? Go here: Uncommon Goods

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