November 2
Pancake Dinner
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Ingredients
- 2 cup flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- .5 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- .5 cup wheat germ
- chocolate chips
Instructions
We pre-heat the griddle to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, we combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and the salt and mix them well.
In a medium-sized bowl, we beat the eggs slightly with a fork. We add the milk and stir until combined. We add the egg/milk mixture and the wheat germ to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. We leave some small lumps in the batter so that we don't overmix the batter.
We spoon ¼ cup of the batter onto the griddle for each pancake. For those pancakes that will become chocolate chip pancakes, we immediately distribute the chocolate chips in the batter before it begins to get heated.
When the edge of the pancakes begin to harden (the bubbles that form in the batter no longer disappear), we flip the pancakes. We cook the opposite side for about another minute and serve immediately with butter and maple syrup.
- Bacon
- Ore Ida Crispy French Fries
First thing this morning, we did the same thing that we do every Sunday morning - go to the Baltimore Farmer's Market. After depositing the fresh fruit and veggies at home, we head right back out to the local "corn maze".
The corn maze was a corn field in which a maze has been carved. This particular maze was about 1½ miles long. We were all quite proud that we made it all the way through, especially on such a hot November day.
The rest of the afternoon consisted of a much needed nap (our son), football and Scrabble (Chris and our daughter) and grocery shopping (Robin). When dinnertime arrives, we choose breakfast for dinner - mostly because Chris and the kids can make it, giving Robin something of a break.
Dinner was wonderful. The kids ate. The adults ate. The pancakes were heartier & healthier with the addition of ½ cup of wheat germ. Bacon (always a crowd pleaser with our crowd) and pre-packaged french fries round out this very welcome end to an enjoyable, albeit long, day.