Spice Pancakes With Oatmeal

I love the taste of oatmeal, especially in pancakes, but I don't like the texture. Jesse made these cookies once where one step was to grind up the oats in a blender [to make an oat flour I guess] and those cookies were amazing! So I thought I'd try it in pancakes. They're pretty good, not too sweet. Also, be warned that these are not SUPER spongy pancakes, they're a little thinner than normal.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 16 pancakes

Ingredients

• 2  eggs
• 2 3⁄4 cups milk
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 2  tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons brown sugar (or to taste)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup oats, ground fine in blender
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons baking powder

Directions

1. Grind oats in blender into powder. Set aside.
2. Crack eggs into bowl and beat until fluffy.
3. Add oil, milk, vanilla, and sugar and stir to combine.
4. In a separate bowl [if desired, I usually just add them all the the wet bowl and then stir], combine spices, salt, flour, oats and baking powder.
5. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir only until mixed [it will look a little lumpy].
6. Pour by 1/4 cup onto non-stick griddle, or into greased frying pan [however you normally cook your pancakes].
7. When edges are try and tops are bubbly, flip and cook until they reach a golden brown.