Lately I've been trying to appease my sweet tooth and my desire to eat in a way that nourishes my body as well as tastebuds by at least starting the day with good intentions fulfilled. To that end I've been eating a lot of wholewheat toast with hemp seeds sprinkled on top and a half a banana sliced and smushed in. Sometimes for lunch too. And this generally works pretty well for me. The kids, however, get a little fed up with their toastly versions of this (marmite for him, peanut butter and homemade jam for her, dulce de leche for both) and so weekdays we sometimes have scones and Sundays are always pancakes. Which they never seem to tire of. Mostly we have buttermilk pancakes with - a small attempt to pretend they're healthy - a quarter of a cup of ground flax seed mixed in. Covered in berries and maple syrup of course, these are not punitive pancakes but happy Sunday ones!
Buttermilk Pancakes
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup flax seed
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespooons sugar
2 eggs
3 cups of buttermilk
2 tablespoons butter
Combine dry ingredients. Mix eggs with buttermilk and butter. Add to dry. Butter the griddle and spoon batter on. After it's stopped oozing you can add a wee bit more to make the pancakes higher if you like. We like ours singly and large and sometimes in the shape of cat or bear heads. Once bubbles form it's a good time to flip the pancakes. Be confident and flip all of a sudden. Pancakes not taken by surprise sometimes don't flip as well. Cook on the reverse side for about one minute.
things which are nice on top of pancakes:
Maple syrup
lemon juice and icing sugar
toasted and chopped pecans
peaches, raw sliced or fried in a bit of butter and cinnamon
bananas (love maple syrup!)
granola (the crunch is a nice surprise in a pancake)
berries, lots of berries, fresh or compote
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