Oat Bran Pecan Pancakes

Roosie's Note:

This recipe is from the book "Barefoot in the Kitchen: The Pregnancy Survival Cookbook" by Jennifer Evans Gardner, although, I got it from Taste for Life magazine. I'm not pregnant nor do I intend to be, but these sure do sound good!

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 7 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup oat bran
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄8; teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup soymilk
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup pecans , chopped
• maple syrup , to serve

Directions:

1. Mix together the flour, oat bran, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl.
2. It's best to do this with a fork because it turns out a bit more like it was sifted, resulting in a fluffier and lighter end product.
3. In another bowl beat together the egg, milk/soymilk, butter/oil, vanilla and brown sugar until smooth.
4. Add the wet ingredients (eg the second bowl) to the dry ingredients (eg the first bowl) and mix gently until completely, but just combined.
5. Fold in the pecans.
6. Lightly grease a hot griddle or frying pan over medium-high heat.
7. Spoon the batter onto the griddle (in about 1/4 cup increments) and cook until pancake appears to look more solid around the edges and bubbles form in the centers.
8. Each side should be golden or golden brown.
9. Serve hot with maple syrup.

Reviews

[LUVMY2BOYS]

This is really good but I'm giving it 4 stars because I had to make some changes! I used 1/2 whole wheat flour, 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour, 2 tbsp Splenda, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinn, skim milk & applesauce for the butter. The first time I used too much cinn/Splenda & the bran flavor got lost in the sweetness! But I scaled them down & then they turned out nicely. Left out the pecans, too. Goes great with sugar free maple syrup!

[Chef-girl-OK]

This is a great recipe. So hearty and satisfying. Served with real Vermont maple syrup, a definite keeper! Thank You!

[CJJohnson]

My hubby has too much ldl and not enough hdl, so I followed the lead of others with egg whites, canola oil and skim milk. Terrific and very filling.