Powerful Pancakes....

  So, I had this thought the other day, after making breakfast at my sister's, that it would be really cool and oh so impressive to memorize the recipe for pancakes, and then casually whip up a batch sometime. But as thoughts often do, this one flitted away, until this morning, when it popped up again. I spent the weekend at a writer's retreat, at a friend's house in Chatham, on Cape Cod. One of the girls, who is hobbling around on a broken foot, mentioned rather wistfully that she'd just love some pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Well, since our hostess was a vegetarian, I knew the bacon was out of the question, but I rather cockily announced that I knew how to make pancakes from scratch. I rattled off the ingredients and then my friend scrunched up her eyebrows, and said, "and a cup of oil, right?"

"A cup of oil!" God, no. I don't think so. Is there oil? Is there that much oil? Shit. I couldn't remember for the life of me if the damn pancakes needed oil.

It turned out that someone  had brought coffee cake, so we were happy and got our sweet fix.

But it got me thinking again about the pancake recipe as I drove home. It was just last weekend that I visited my sister and nieces, and was quite impressed when sister who is not known for cooking, wowed me with the simplest, easiest recipe for pancakes. She makes them all the time, and after watching and learning, I can see why. They're excellent, and couldn't be easier. At any given time you probably have all the ingredients on hand, except blueberries, if you want to add those, and I always do. Nothing like a fresh blueberry pancake where the plump berries explode in the batter and turn the pancakes blue. Just delicious. 

This is ridiculously easy, and it doesn't have any oil.

Just think, next time you visit someone, you can get up early and casually wow them with this simple recipe.

No. 1 Pancakes (everything is measured by 1, super easy to remember) 2-3 servings

1 egg

1 cup milk

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar (we don't like them too sweet, since we're adding syrup & berries)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 cup blueberries (or raspberries, bananas, strawberries, etc.)

Mix everything until well blended in large bowl. Drop by half cup fulls onto buttered skillet over medium heat. Cook a few minutes on each side, until well browned. Serve with additional butter, and maple syrup.

:) Pam

Comments

[Kristy]

Hi, Pam :-D I finally got to your blog and what a beautiful job you've done! Great writing, and FOOD! Fabulous! I'll be checking back in regularly...

[Kristy]

Oh! And big congrats on the weight loss. Over the past year and a half I've dropped about 35 pounds and am back in a 4! I'd like to drop another 10 and get back to a 2, but I think I'm coming to the conclusion that a size 2 might be best left with my 18 year old self :-D 36 year old self likes wine too much...

Keep going!

[pam]

Thanks Kristy! And congrats on your weight loss...a size 4, I am envious. I was once a 4, for a very brief time, many years ago, when I exercised every day. Now I'm thrilled to squeeze into an 8. But, I'm still chasing after a 6. I've lost about 8 pounds so far and have hit a slow point....probably due to increased wine and food consumption, and weekends like this last one.

:) Pam

[Manic Mom]

Hey Pam, the pancakes sound scrumptious, but I've got an easier recipe--a great family secret--Hungry Jack Light and Fluffy--Just add water! Oh, and chocolate chips! My favorite combo--choc. chip pancakes and a diet coke--for dinner! Sunday night in fact!

[Broken Foot Hobbling Friend]

For the record...I never said a CUP of oil. = ) My mother always had a quarter cup of oil to use for the skillet, that was my confusion. Besides, I claim pain medication as my excuse. LOL!!

[Pam]

Ha! Too funny. I think I just heard a cup 'cuz I still had the cake and brownie recipes on my mind.

:) Pam