I have been wanting to try this recipe for a while and this weekend, I finally did. Our whole family loved it! I came across it on one of my favorite recipe blogs, Mel’s Kitchen Cafe. The recipe is simple, the oats add great texture, and it makes 10 cups of mix, several meals for our family. We love topping pancakes with apple butter or strawberry jam. Enjoy!
*Makes 10 cups of dry mix
3 1/2 cups rolled (quick) oats
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 cup vegetable or canola oil
Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixer with a paddle (or by hand). If desired, grind the oats in a blender or food processor before adding to the other dry ingredients for a smoother mix. With mixer on slow speed (or gently by hand), drizzle the vegetable oil into the bowl slowly while the mixer is running. When all the oil has been added, stop the mixer and squeeze a clump of mix in your hand. If it stays together, it is just right. If it is still crumbly, add another tablespoon of oil at a time until the consistency is correct (I’ve never had to add additional oil). Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks at room temperature or indefinitely in the refrigerator or freezer.
To make the pancakes: whisk together 1 cup of mix, 1 cup buttermilk (a combination of half plain yogurt and half milk will also work), and 1 egg. The mixture may seem thin at first but the oats will soak up the milk as it stands while the griddle preheats. Heat a griddle and drop the batter onto it. When the edges look dry and bubbles come to the surface and don’t break, turn the pancake over to finish cooking on the second side. As a sidenote, buttermilk can be frozen indefinitely for future batches of pancakes, so it’s worth keeping it around!
*1 cup of mix will make about 6-7 4-inch pancakes.
Recipe Source: Adapted from King Arthur Flour The Baker’s Companion
Here is my bag of mix! Sorry ther is no picture of the finished product, they were eaten too quickly!
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I am glad you liked it. There is no going back after having these yummy healthy pancakes and I love that you can have a mix ready in the fridge. I just got my raspberries in today and can’t wait to smother my pancakes in fresh raspberries!