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Pancakes

Name: Pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg; 3 heaping tablespoons brown sugar (and I mean HEAPING); 3 teaspoons vanilla; 3 tablespoons butter; 2.5 cups milk; 1.5 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0.25 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon salt; zest of 1/2 a lemon

Prep: 10 min

Cook: 10 min

5.0 (2 ratings)

Contains:DairyEggGluten

High FODMAPTriggers: Milk, yogurt or soft cheese, Wheat flour

Fructans · Lactose

Estimated from the ingredient list only. Portion sizes aren't considered, so check the Monash University FODMAP app or your dietitian before relying on this.

It just wouldn't be a cookbook without a pancake recipe for our family. This recipe is ingrained in my brain from literally hundreds, if not thousands of executions. I haven't…

Directions

1
Wet ingredients - mix egg, brown sugar and vanilla in a bowl - melt butter and add milk (to cool it off before adding it to the wet mixture) - mix egg-sugar-vanilla with butter-milk.
2
Dry ingredients - mix flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and lemon zest in a bowl.
3
Pour wet into dry bowl and mix well. Add milk a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the consistency you are looking for. I like mine thick, but not gloopy. Something that will spread out easily on the pan, but not run uncontrollably around the pan.
4
Add the filling - see below for options.
5
Heat a non-stick pan on medium-low heat until it is good and hot. Add a "pat" of butter and copy about a 1/3 a cup size ladles of batter onto the pan. Turn a few times until they reach the desired doneness.
6
Filling Options: Chocolate Chip Pancakes are about as close to a staple in our household as you can get. For this recipe, I use - 3 handfuls of Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips - I believe that would translate into about 1.5 cups.
7
Blueberry Pancakes - these are a nice alternative to the richness of the chocolate chip and I often split the batch and do a handful of blueberry pancakes while leaving most of the batter for the Chocolate.
8
Chocolate Chip Banana - follow the above, but mash up one whole banana and blend it with the batter.

Diets

Fits as written

Vegetarian
Pescatarian
Nut-free
Halal-friendly
Low-sodium

Works with easy swaps

Vegan (3)

egg → flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water each)
butter → plant-based butter
milk → unsweetened plant milk (oat, soy or almond)

Gluten-free (1)

flour → gluten-free all-purpose flour blend

Dairy-free (2)

butter → plant-based butter
milk → unsweetened plant milk (oat, soy or almond)

Egg-free (1)

egg → flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water each)

Mediterranean (1)

butter → extra-virgin olive oil

Low FODMAP (2)

milk → lactose-free milk
flour → gluten-free all-purpose flour blend

Some other ingredients are only low FODMAP in small portions.

How we decide

Vegetarian:: No meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or gelatin (including stock made from them).
Vegan:: Vegetarian, plus no dairy, eggs or honey.
Pescatarian:: No meat, poultry or gelatin; fish and shellfish are fine.
Gluten-free:: No wheat flour, pasta, bread, soy sauce, barley, rye, couscous, beer or oats (unless certified gluten-free).
Dairy-free:: No milk, butter, cream, yogurt, cheese or other dairy.
Egg-free:: No eggs, egg noodles or mayonnaise.
Nut-free:: No peanuts or tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios and so on).
Low FODMAP:: Rated from the ingredient list; see the Low FODMAP badge on each recipe.
Halal-friendly:: No pork products, alcohol or gelatin. This can't confirm halal sourcing.
Paleo:: No grains, legumes, dairy, refined sugar or seed oils.
Mediterranean:: No red or processed meat and no butter, lard, margarine or cream as cooking fats.
Low-carb:: About 20 g net carbs (carbs minus fiber) or less per serving, from the nutrition estimate.
Keto:: About 10 g net carbs or less per serving, with at least 55% of calories from fat.
Atkins:: About 10 g net carbs or less and 5 g sugar or less per serving.
High-protein:: 25 g protein or more per serving.
Low-sodium:: About 600 mg sodium or less per serving.

Based on the ingredient list and nutrition estimate only. Hidden ingredients in packaged foods, and cooking methods, aren't visible to us. Check labels, and for medical diets or allergies ask your doctor or dietitian.