Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Daisie1983's Extra Special Banana Pancakes

Dear Turkey,

Here is a guest post from Daisie1983. I think we all know who that is:

There were two bananas turning brown on my counter this morning. I told my husband I could turn them into muffins, bread, or pancakes. He chose pancakes. Side note: They make for good running fuel. After I ate two of them, I was able to run 5.5 miles.  

Here's what you need to recreate the deliciousness:

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking POWDER (I used 2:1 cream of tartar + baking soda because according to chemistry.about.com, that's how you turn baking soda into baking powder...if for some reason you happen to have cream of tartar in your spice cabinet, but no baking powder.)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar (you can reduce or omit this)
1 egg (magical egg from your local farmer's market preferred)
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted butter at room temperature
2 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or however much you want
Lots of chocolate chips (I used Ghiradelli bittersweet chips)

Optional:
A cute baby to watch your every move
An awesome husband to rave about the pancakes and clean up afterward
Jack Johnson's "Banana Pancakes" playing in the background
Hazelnut coffee with steamed milk as a beverage

Start by mixing the flours, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the egg, then mix with the melted butter, milk and bananas. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture. It will be a bit lumpy but that's OK. 

Add the walnuts and chocolate chips. You might want to save some of the walnuts for a topping, like I did. Grease up your griddle or pan with butter and cook pancakes at medium-high till golden brown on both sides. They are a bit hard to flip, so don't make them too big. 

Makes a dozen-ish pancakes. Serve with 100% pure New York maple syrup (obvi) or peanut butter. 
Warning: Your husband may like these so much, he will polish off three before you even sit down.




Thanks, Daisie1983!

Hoya Saxa,
lnanu2



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