Oatmeal Flax Pancakes

Pancakes are a staple at our house, and surprisingly, they've been one of the easiest meals to transition to our new vegan lifestyle.  I never would have guessed that making a flax egg would be such an easy and healthy replacement for the real deal.  But it has.  Experimenting with the recipes has become a bit of an obsession, tweaking this or that to make it a little more tender and then oops, a little less tender, until you get to that perfect pancake.  How do you know when you get there?  Well, for me, it means that the daycare kids will eat it.  Kids are a pretty tough taste tester group for something like pancakes.  They don't take kindly to you messing with a breakfast staple.  I guess most kids are like that, but I know without a doubt my daycare kids are!  So, when they gobbled these pancakes up, I knew we had found a great balance to the recipe!



I love the look of these pancakes.  I am ready for another one just writing about them!  And the recipe was super easy - great recipe for vegan or non-vegan families.

Oatmeal Flax Pancakes

Makes about 8-10 pancakes depending on the size

Ingredients

• 1 c whole wheat flour


• 1/4 c unbleached flour


• 1/4 c oatmeal flour


• 1/2 c rolled oats


• 3 t baking powder


• 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 non-dairy milk of your choice ( I used homemade almond milk)


• 1 flax egg (1 T ground flax mixed with 3 T warm water)


• 1 t vanilla


• 1 t salt


• 1 T coconut oil  (other oil would work too, but I'm partial to adding coconut oil whenever possible)

Directions

1. Mix flax and water to make flax egg, set aside while other ingredients are assembled


2. Mix all dry ingredient thoroughly.


3. In separate container, mix remaining ingredients except flax egg.  Use 1 1/2 c of milk to start, keep 1/4 c in reserve if batter is too thick.


4. Combine wet with dry ingredients, not overmixing but making sure everything is incorporated.  Fold flax egg into mixture and add remaining 1/4 c of milk if needed.


5. Pour batter onto hot griddle lightly greased.  Be sure to reapply oil or spray between pancakes because they will stick more easily than traditional recipes.

Enjoy!

Sheri