Banana three-grain pancakes
10
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 22 min • Cook: 18 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
These grainy pancakes are quite a treat to start your morning off right, but they're also great to griddle for a brunch party. Though they take a bit longer to make than traditional pancakes, the flavour and texture payoff is totally worth it. The pancakes feature a batter made of old-fashioned oats, white cornmeal, buttermilk, applesauce, and bananas. A simple topping of maple syrup and cinnamon-sugar are the best combination as the finishing touch for any homemade pancakes.
Ingredients
Uncooked old fashioned oats
½ cup(s)
All-purpose flour
1 cup(s)
Uncooked unenriched white cornmeal
3 tbsp(s)
Sugar
2 tbsp(s)
Baking powder
1½ tsp(s)
Baking soda
½ tsp(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp(s)
1% low-fat buttermilk
1 cup(s)
Unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp(s)
Vegetable oil
1 tbsp(s)
Egg whites
2 serving(s)
Banana
1 large, diced
Maple syrup
6 tbsp(s)
Sugar
2½ tsp(s)
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp(s), to mix in with 2 1/2 tsp of sugar
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread oats on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Let cool.
2
In a food processor, combine 1/4 cup of oats, flour, cornmeal, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Process until oats are finely ground.
3
In a large bowl, whisk buttermilk, applesauce and oil.
4
In a small bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
5
Add dry ingredients to buttermilk mixture and stir until just combined. Add banana to batter, then fold in egg whites until just combined.
6
Heat a large nonstick griddle or skillet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
7
Pour batter onto griddle by 1/4-cup measures. Sprinkle each with about 1 teaspoon of oats. Cook just until bubbles begin to appear at edge of pancakes, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn over and cook 2 minutes longer.
8
Repeat with remaining batter and oats. You may have some left over.
9
Serve hot, topped with maple syrup and combined cinnamon-sugar.
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