Sunday, March 1, 2020

Oatmeal Pancakes

Original Variation Base Batch Buttermilk Variation Base Batch
1 cup rolled oats
3 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup dry milk powder
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups water
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup rolled oats
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
Makes about 12 five inch pancakes
Original Variation 1 1/2 Batch Buttermilk Variation 1 1/2 Batch
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
4 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
3/4 cup dry milk powder
3 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3 large eggs
1/3 cup olive oil
2 1/4 cups water
3 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
4 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
3 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3 large eggs
1/3 cup olive oil
3 cups buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
Makes about 17 five inch pancakes

Put the rolled oats into food processor or blender with the brown sugar and process everything into a relatively fine powder. Should look mostly like flour when you are done. If there is room, add the rest of the dry ingredients in and blend everything together. If not, combine the ground oats/brown sugar in a bowl with the rest of the dry ingredients and whisk everything together to fully combine.

Combine the eggs and olive oil together and whisk to combine. Put in the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk together. The ground up oats will prevent the flour from forming gluten, so you can whisk the batter together pretty well, but don't overdo it. When everything looks good and combined, stop mixing. Let the batter sit for 15 minutes before beginning to cook.

Heat up your preferred pancake pan to your desired temp and use a 1/3 cup measuring cup to produce pancakes that are roughly 5 inches round. Add bananas or blueberries while they are cooking in pan, not into the batter directly. Cook them as you like them.

If the batter seems a little thin still, add more all purpose flour a tbsp at a time until it is the right consistency.

Good tip: spray your oil into your pan, then use a paper towel to rub it all over the pan. That will create a smooth oil surface for your pancake to cook evenly on.