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Thursday, March 19, 2009

sweet pancakes



INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 c whole wheat flour or atta
  • 3 t baking powder
  • 1 - 1 1/4 t salt
  • 3 T sugar of choice
  • 1 t ground cinnamon
  • 3 T ghee
  • Yogurt whey, yogurt, or sour cream
  • water
  • ghee for frying


PREPARATION:
1. Mix dry ingredients together
2. Cut in the ghee with a whisk until like fine crumbs
3. Add some yogurt, a few tablespoons at least, or a cup or two of whey
4. Add enough water to make a nice batter. Not too thick nor thin.
5. Add at least a teaspoon of ghee to the griddle per pancake. When it just barely begins to smoke, it is ready.
6. Cook one side on high heat until bubbles form or almost dry and nicely browning beneath.

7. Flip and cook other side a minute or two, lowering the heat to lowest setting, until nicely brown.

VARIATIONS try adding one of these:
fresh blueberries
mashed bananas and ground roasted peanuts
cooked rice
grated apple, cinnamon and brown sugar

Serve and top with jam, fruits in sweetened cream, bananas sauteed in butter, honey mixed with melted butter, applesauce, peanut butter and honey, toasted nuts, dates...


AND OR HOMEMADE SYRUP:
1 part vanilla sugar with a tad of molasses mixed in
1 part water
a pat of butter (opt)
Boil about 10 minutes until the syrup starts to thicken. Turn off heat and Stir in butter