Remember all those bananas I was able to get for free from the reclaimed food boxes Mr. Produce Guy gave me? Well a few days ago I whipped up a batch of whole wheat banana pancakes and holy cow they were good. The monkeys at my house were jumping on the bed they were so good.
To make sure everything is blended real smooth, I toss all the ingredients in to the blender and give it a whirl.
Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda {15 Cool Uses for Baking Soda}
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk {how to make buttermilk}
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large egg
1 large egg white
2 ripe bananas, mashed
Cooking spray
Directions
To make things go faster, I add all the ingredients to a blender starting with the liquids and then give it a whirl until the batter is nice and smooth. Of course you can mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, but that would be to civilized for me.
Heat a nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray or butter {everything is better with butter}. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter per pancake onto griddle. Turn pancakes over when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Serve with maple syrup, butter and a few sliced bananas on top.
Dig in!
Looking for a new griddle? I’ve had my Presto Cool Touch Electric Griddle
Tracy says
I know you are getting away from packaged foods but I always keep a few couponed cake mixes around. I take all my overripe banannas usually 5-12 and sqush them all up. Then I add a vanilla cakemix with the appropriate amount of eggs and throw in the oven. The cake or cupcakes turn out dense and sticky but yummy. I’m a good cook and these do not have an award winning crumb, but they are always gone in a few hours.
Heather T. says
Hey thats the griddle I use, when feeding 6 people its nice to have enough room to throw on 8 pancakes at a time. That is a great price also.
Polly says
These pancakes are SO GOOD! I just made them for dinner, and served them with bacon. I doubled the recipe, cooked them all, and froze the leftovers. Next time, I’m going to add some chopped pecans. Thanks, Mavis! A new family favorite! Love you, love your garden, love your puppy! It’s a pleasure reading your blog every day.
Mavis says
Thanks Polly! I’m glad you liked them.