100% Whole Wheat Low Fat Pancakes

LuckyMomof3's Note:

I created these one day for my kiddies when I couldn't find a recipe that fit my bill. They turned out great! Note: If you like fluffy pancakes stir wet ingredients into dry with a wooden spoon leaving some lumps (more lumps=bigger cakes), alternately if you like thin pancakes, like me, use your blender to mix all the ingredients at once and blend until smooth UPDATE: SEPT '07: For those who don't like really thick pancakes try reducing flour by 1/2cup and replacing it with milk, this will give a runnier batter and should give a thinner pancake :)THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS EVERYONE!!! (GOOD AND BAD, WE ALL LEARN FROM CRITISISM TOO ;) )

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 medium ...

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups low-fat milk (ie 1%, skim)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 -2 cup fruit (i.e., sliced bananas, strawberries, blueberries...your choice) (optional)

Directions:

1. Depending on your preference (see description above) blend/mix all ingredients except fruit.
2. Heat pan on medium till drop of water "dances" in pan.
3. Pour batter into pan to desired size of pancake, if using fruit add small handfuls to individual cakes after pouring into pan (I've done both adding to batter and adding to individual cakes and this works best for me, fruit tends to sink to bottom of bowl but both ways are acceptable).
4. When bubbles appear on surface and begin to "sink" flip and cook on other side until brown.
5. Note: if you are using a good non-stick pan it is not necessary to use oil in the pan!
6. Repeat with remaining batter until all gone.
7. Serve with favorite topping i.e., fruit, syrup, jam etc.

Reviews

[charps]

These were quite good! I added about 1/4 cup flax meal in place of the flour. My DH usually complains when I do this, but he didn't even notice. The sweetness of the pancakes is great for adding additional grain types. I'll probably play around with this in the future, but it's a very good base recipe. I topped with a blueberry/splenda topping, and it was fantastic. Thank you for the great recipe!

[LEASHAtlanta]

Though these pancakes are more like a breakfast bread for me, I think they are delicious. This recipe is a great example of how yummy whole wheat can be!
The recipe is very sturdy, meaning you can make changes as you wish and the outcome tends to be pretty similar.
I personally used 1 c of skim milk and 1 c of vanilla flavored coconut milk, just to add some different nutrition to these cakes.
I added 2 T of ground flax meal, which adds to the density of this recipe-if you don't like the denser pancake, I wouldn't add the flax.
I also used 2 egg whites instead of one egg.
Last but not least, I used a brown sugar substitute instead of regular sugar. It makes the pancakes a bit darker.

With a little bit of butter and syrup (I used sugar free) these really taste like a "regular" pancake. Yummmmmm.....this is a good one!!!

[mommycool]

For some reason I never have much luck with pancakes. These turned out GREAT! I wanted a whole wheat recipe for my kids. They turned out fluffy and tasty. I am going to freeze some to stick in the toaster for quick breakfasts. Thanks for sharing :)