Friday, February 20

ITS PANCAKE WEEK!!!

This Sunday is the beginning of pancake week. I ran across the story of pancake week on Allrecipes.com:

Feast Today, Fast Tomorrow

Pancake Week is grounded in ancient tradition. During the Middle Ages, it was common practice to prepare for the austerity of Lent by purging the pantry of luxurious foods such as eggs, butter and milk. These ingredients often became big batches of pancakes. To this day, many communities around the world feast on pancakes all the way through Shrove Tuesday--also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras--before the season of moderation begins on Ash Wednesday. In fact, another name for Fat Tuesday is Pancake Day.

Wednesday, February 4

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes



Ingredients:
  • 2 C. Instant Pancake Mix (Bisquick)
  • 1 C. Regular or quick-cooking oats
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/4 C. Sour Cream
  • 1 1/2 C. Milk
  • 1 Banana, sliced very thin
  • 1/4 C. Walnuts, chopped



Directions:

Combine first five ingredients with a wire whisk or hand beater (I used my Bosch compact mixer) until smooth. If needed, you can add up to 1/4 cup of milk to make it a bit more runny. Pour scant 1/4 c. measuring cupfuls onto a hot griddle. Arrange the banana slices on top of the uncooked side immediately after pouring it. The thinner the better. Sprinkle the nuts on top of that. I hate walnuts, so I always skip that step. Drizzle batter over top of the bananas just to cover them. Don't pour too much, just coat the exposed bananas and nuts. Cook until the edges are dry. Turn; cook until golden brown. This makes about 12 pancakes.


Topping Suggestion: Serve with bananas, walnuts, and caramel. I also like peanut butter as a topping. For more of a dessert pancake- caramel, whipped cream, chopped nuts.