For the last couple of years I have been making breakfast for my family. I started doing this for a couple of reasons, mainly, because I like the idea of us eating together in the morning, we also read scripture and pray together, also for health reasons. Even the very best cold cereals pale in comparison to whole wheat pancakes, or old fashioned oats.
One of my family’s favorite breakfasts is Oatmeal Pancakes, it is full of very nutritious ingredients, and the cold leftovers are a wonderful hearty snack. I thought I would share the recipe with you.
Oatmeal Pancakes
2c. old fashioned oats
2c. Buttermilk
(I have also used regular milk or yogurt)
2 eggs
2 Tbsp oil
(I use virgin coconut oil, it gives the pancakes a wonderful flavor and is very good for you, check out this link, or this one, for facts on coconut oil)
1/2c whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp sugar, or honey
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 sea salt
*Combine oatmeal, flour and buttermilk, cover and refrigerate overnight. This step is very important for two reasons, the first being, grains soaked overnight are easier on digestion and the nutrients found in the grains are made more readily available to our bodies (for more information go here, or here, or here). The second reason being, that the oatmeal needs to soften so it will be palatable in the cooked pancakes.
*In the morning, add all the other ingredients and fry on the hot griddle until cooked through, serve with pure maple syrup and enjoy!
That looks SOOO good! I will definitely try that recipe. I'm working on getting a hold of Nourishing Traditions to read about soaking grains among other things, but they don't have it at my library.
I have started making breakfast for my family on the days I go to school early. I love the change in attitude and atmosphere that it brings. I also find that we all focus better in school when we've had a cooked breakfast. I am going to try this recipe next week!
Also, I wanted to let you know that my friend gave me a start of a buttermilk culture that I have been using, and I will share with you when it gets big enough! You're going to love it!
Those look so good! Thanks for the recipe!
Oooh, this DOES sound good! We've had buttermilk, corn muffin, peanut butter and sour dough pancakes, but never Oatmeal. Thanks for the recipe!
I made these on Saturday and they were SO good! Thanks for the recipe!
mmm, looks good-question though what does old-fashioned oat meal mean? Not the quaker oats I have in my kitchen I assume, but what do I buy instead?
Old fashioned oat, are just your plain, run of the mill, oatmeal as opposed to "quick oats". It will say on the box.
Thanks Aimee!
I made it this morning since we had a snow day and it was so tasty. Thanks so much!
This recipe looks really good. I will most definately be trying it ASAP. We bottle our own apple pie filling, and put that on top of pancakes sometimes. It would be most excellent on these I think. THanks for sharing!
These look awesome 🙂 Do you think it would work with bananas instead of eggs or would that change it too much? No reason other than I just really love bananas with oats. Maybe throw some chocolate chips in there too if I'm feeling fancy…
Aimee, you could try bananas, I never had, but it sure couldn't hurt. I have added coconut and that is yummy too.
I just used this recipe to make waffles, and they turned out wonderfully :o)