Buttermilk Whole Wheat Pancakes & Syrup

Pancakes
1/2 - 3/4 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. melted butter
1 egg
2/3 c. white flour
1/3 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

Have milk at room temperature. Beat milk, butter and eggs lightly. Mix flour, soda, sugar and salt. Add to milk mixture. Stir just enough to dampen flour. Makes 20 pancakes.

Buttermilk Syrup
1 cube butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cook butter, sugar and buttermilk until it boils. Take off stove and add vanilla and baking soda.

Lisa's Baked French Toast

This recipe comes from my friend, Lisa Sharp. It is a great recipe for a brunch or morning party.

10 oz challah bread, or french bread, cut in 1 inch slices
2 C half and half
1 C whipping cream
8 large eggs
1 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp butter dash of salt

Coat 10x6 baking dish with butter. Layer with bread slices. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

Big Dutch Babies

This recipe comes from our good friend, Barb Cahoon. She calls them "mountains". A great syrup recipe will be coming to serve with these.

4 eggs
1 C milk
1 C flour
1/3 C butter

Beat eggs together in a blender. Gradually add in milk and flour. Melt butter in a 9x13 pan in the oven. Pour batter into pan over butter. Bake for 20-25 minutes until puffy and browned.

Whole Grain Waffles

2 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 C skim milk
1/4 C oil
1/4 C unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 C whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 C flax seed meal
1/4 C wheat germ
1/4 C all-purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt

In a large bowl,whisk together eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Beat in whole wheat pastry flour, flaxseed meal, wheat germ, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt until batter is smooth. Preheat a waffle iron, and coat with cooking spray. Pour batter into waffle iron in batches, and cook until crisp and golden brown.

Swedish Pancakes

This recipe is from our friend, Rose Bean.

1 C flour
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 1/3 C milk
2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp sugar

Mix all ingredients together. Preheat a nonstick pan. Pour a small amount into a preheated pan and swirl around to cover the pan. Cook on medium low, and flip half way through.