Ethereal Dollar Pancakes Recipe toodie jane
- 2 T whole grain corn flour
- 1/2 c. a.p. flour
- 2 T toasted wheat germ
- 2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
- 2 T almond meal
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 lg egg
- 2 T. walnut oil
- about 1/2 c milk
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- 1/2 very ripe (black skinned) banana, mashed
- butter and walnut oil for pan
- sour cream and jam for topping
- pinch of Chinese 5-Spice Powder--easy does it
- Preheat a heavy griddle or cast iron pan till water drops sizzle, turn heat to low while mixing batter.
- Warm serving plates in a warm oven for a minute or two.
- You want them warm, not hot.
- In a large bowl, blend flours, wheat germ, seeds and almond meal with your hands; add salt, spice and leaveners and mix till well-blended.
- In a medium bowl, beat egg and milk together with a fork, add mashed banana, then agave syrup and oil, and blend well.
- With a fork, gently stir liquids into dry ingredients, adding either a bit more milk or flour if need be, to get a cake batter like consistency easily pourable, but not too thin or watery.
- Dont overbeat-a bit of texture is O.K.
- in pancake batters.
- Add heat again under the heavy griddle or cast iron skillet; when very warm, add butter and a bit of walnut oil and when butter foams, ladle 2 T. batter at a time to make 3 inch dollar pancakes.
- Dont crowd.
- After 30 seconds or so, turn heat to med to med-low heat and cook till the edges firm up and open bubbles form near the edge.
- Turn and cook 30 seconds more.
- Serve hot with bowls of preserves and sour cream, or your favorite toppings.
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Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/ethereal-dollar-pancakes-29196 (may not work)