Chris's Homemade Pancakes

If Chris is home in the mornings, chances are the kids will convince him to make pancakes. He loves making breakfast, and loves cooking them on the ginormous electric griddle! Here is the recipe he uses. 

2 cups flour

2 cups milk (or buttermilk)

2 eggs

1/3 cup melted butter

1 tbps sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Beat the eggs in a small bowl, set aside. In a large bowl, blend the dry ingredients thoroughly.

Add the butter, milk and eggs to the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is just blended with no large lumps.  Spray a griddle or non-stick frying pan with spray or lightly oil. Heat until drops of water sizzle.  Pour spoonfuls of the batter onto the surface. When bubbles rise in each pancake, it is usually time to flip it. Cook until golden brown.

Chris's Crispy Waffles

Chris loves to use the waffle maker. We have one of those put the batter in and flip it over models, the kind found in continental breakfast kitchens of roadside hotels everywhere. I think it's one of his favorite kitchen appliances, second only to his ginormous electric griddle, and possibly tied with his rice cooker! Chris digs making big breakfasts, and so do the kids, which is why they get so excited when Dad is home in the mornings. Guess they get tired of cereal, the breakfast of choice for hurried moms everywhere. Score one for Dad.

Anyway, here is one of Chris's favorite go-to waffle recipes. They aren't 100% whole wheat, but they're really good and they hold up well to gobs of strawberries and whipped cream! You can also freeze these up to a week and reheat in a toaster.

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 1/2 cups non-fat buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg whites
Vegetable cooking spray

Pre-heat waffle iron.

Combine first five ingredients in bowl; stir well and set aside. Combine buttermilk and vanilla; add to dry ingredients, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.

Beat egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form; gently fold into flour mixture.

Coat waffle iron with cooking spray. Spoon just enough batter onto iron, spreading batter to the edges. Cook 5-6 minutes or until steaming stops (or your waffle maker light shuts off). Serve warm to happy children!