Basic Yogurt Pancakes

Name: Basic Yogurt Pancakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 6 servings Pure maple syrup, all-fruit preserves, or one Quick Fresh Fruit Sauce; 2 Tbsps ground flaxseeds, optional; 2 Tbsps nonhydrogenated margarine; 296 milliliters low-fat milk or rice milk; 355 milliliters low-fat yogurt or soy yogurt; 473 milliliters whole-wheat pastry flour

Basic Yogurt Pancakes might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 313 calories, 8g of protein, and 7g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pas

Instructions

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and flaxseeds, if using, in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the yogurt and milk. Stir with a whisk until the batter is just smooth; it should have an easy-to-pour consistency, but not too thin.

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Baking Soda

Flaxseed

Yogurt

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Add more milk as needed. Don't overbeat.

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Milk

Heat a nonstick griddle or a large nonstick skillet that has been lightly coated with some of the margarine. Ladle on the batter to form 3- to 4-inch pancakes. Cook on both sides over medium heat until golden brown.

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Margarine

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Frying Pan

Ladle

Serve hot with maple syrup.

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Maple Syrup

Variations

Multigrain: Substitute 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the flour with another type of flour such as spelt, kamut, buckwheat, cornmeal, or rye, or use a combination of two different types of flour equaling 1/2 to 3/4 cup.

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Buckwheat

Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Kamut

Spelt

Rye

Add a cup or so of thinly sliced fruits—one kind or a combination—to the batter. Try pears, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, wild blueberries, or other berries.

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Wild Blueberries

Strawberries

Nectarine

Berries

Peach

Fruit

Pear

Add 1 heaping cup very thinly sliced, peeled apple (any soft cooking variety such as Cortland, McIntosh, or Golden Delicious) and ground cinnamon to taste to the batter.

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Ground Cinnamon