1 1/4 cup flour (AP [all purpose] or whole wheat) 1/4 cup oats 1 tbsp ground flax seed 1 tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon Dash of allspice 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (any type will work, this is my fave) 1/2 cup applesauce 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato (simply microwave and remove inside) 1 beaten egg
Covered in butter, local Wildflower Honey & toasted almonds
DIRECTIONS Step one: >Combine all dry ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl >Whisk or sift ingredients together (see above picture in yellow bowl for reference)
Step two: >Mash sweet potato with fork without skin in regular size bowl (pierce in multiple spots & microwave 6 min//allow to cool a bit before touching) >Add milk, applesauce & beaten egg >Mix to clumpy consistency (see above picture in blue bowl for reference)
Step three: >Add wet ingredients to the dry mix >Stir until you have the ingredients mixed as much as possible (see above picture in yellow bowl [3rd pic] for reference)
Step four: >Heat small skillet on medium heat//spray with cooking spray >Pour pancake batter into skillet (Mix will make about 3 large cakes or 6 smaller cakes)
Step five: >Cover your pancakes with butter, maple syrup, honey, toasted nuts or any other toppings you desire!
PANCAKE FLIPPING LESSONS: If you don't know how to flip pancakes very well, here are a few steps to help: 1. Heat skillet to medium heat//allow skillet to heat for about 2-3 min 2. Spray skillet completely with cooking spray 3. Pour small amount of the pancake batter into skillet (about 2 tbsp) ^With this step, we are testing the heat of the skillet 4. The best way to tell if your pan is hot is to grab the handle of your skillet and lightly toss the pan to see if your pancake is no longer sticky/sticking to the skillet (if the cake skates lightly around your skillet, you're golden) 5. When your pancake passes the test in #4, take your spatula and slide it gently underneath the cake. Once you have the pancake completely on your spatula and in your control, go ahead and flip it. (tip: take the skillet in your other hand & tilt it in the air while holding the cake on your spatula so it has less flipping distance to cover) 6. Once you have your pancake flipped and the other side begins to cook, repeat #4 to see if it is ready for one more flip. The final flip will reinsure that the cake is fully cooked. 7. If you're still struggling, contact me & I'll give you actual pancake flipping lessons...cause who wouldn't want to do that anyway?! :P