Power Pancakes

• 1/2 Cup cottage cheese
• 1/2 Cup wheat germ
• 2 to 4 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar or honey
• 1 egg or substitute
• 1 to 2 tablespoons oil, preferably canola
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup flour (half white, half hole wheat)
• Optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1. 1) In a medium bowl, beat together the cottage cheese, wheat germ, brown sugar, egg and oil
2. 2) Beat in the milk and vanilla, then the baking powder and soda. Gently stir in the flour.
3. 3) For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto a hot griddle. Cook pancakes until the edges are done and bubbles form on the top. Turn and cook until golden.
4. 4) Serve plan or with maple syrup, applesauce with cinnamon, or yogurt.

cottage cheese, germ, brown sugar, egg, oil, milk, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, flour, cinnamon

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/power-pancakes-50151425 (may not work)