Last year, I did that thing on Facebook where I committed to make five homemade creations for five different friends and they committed to do the same for five of their friends and then those five committed to do the same for five of their friends...and it goes on and on. Well, I never did it, so I went back to my five friends and recommitted. Since the only thing I am good at making homemade is food, I decided to make my creations edible. Here is the first installment.
My first re-commitment was to my friend Mandy. Here she is and she is a health food eating maniac. So, I had to come up with something that fit within her dietary guidelines. I tweaked the recipe a few times before I was happy with it, but here we go.
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups buttermilk
NOTE: buttermilk is pretty low-fat, but if you want to go non-fat, you can use two cups skim milk and add two tablespoons vinegar and let it sit for five to ten minutes. Okay, let's continue on.
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons canola oil (very low fat/low cholesterol)
1/4 cup egg beaters (or you can use one egg if you prefer. Super high in cholesterol, though)
Applesauce to top the pancakes
In a bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
In a separate bowl (or in a large measuring cup like I'm doing), mix together 2 cups buttermilk, 3 tablespoons honey, 3 tablespoons canola oil, and 1/4 cup egg beaters.
Now fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture. Do NOT over-mix. Just enough to combine. There will still be dry chunks here and there. Let stand for five to ten minutes.
Using a 1/2 cup measuring cup, pour cakes onto a hot grill or pan.
When the cakes are brown on one side, flip them over. These are a little too done. I would do them more like...
...this. Once they are done on both sides...
...top them with applesauce.
I use the no sugar added apple sauce. If you want it a little sweeter, you can add a teaspoon of honey.
Don't stop there, though. Use your imagination. You can top your pancake with peanut butter, mashed bananas, strawberries...the list goes on and on. Enjoy.
