Hearty Pancakes
Seems that no matter the day, no matter the occasion, the kids will always eat pancakes (especially with the addition of a few strategically placed chocolate chips). The addition of wheat germ makes these pancakes a little healthier. We'll probably double the wheat germ the next time around since we couldn't really taste it in these. Originally served as part of: Pancake Dinner.
- Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Pancakes (March 24, 2002)
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes (January 13, 2003)
- Yogurt Pancakes (January 27, 2003)
- Wheat Germ Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes (August 5, 2003)
Ingredients
- 2 cup all-purpose, unbleached flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups 2% Low Fat milk
- ½ 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.
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups 2% milk
- ½ cup wheat germ (we'd double it next time)
- chocolate chips
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Heat the griddle to 375°F.
Kid job
Measure, level and mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
Kid job
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs lightly with a fork and stir in the milk. Add it and the wheat germ to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon just until combined. Leave some lumps.
Spoon ¼ cup of batter per pancake onto the griddle. For chocolate chip pancakes, scatter the chips on right away.
Grown-up
When the bubbles at the edges stop closing up, flip and cook about 1 minute more. Serve right away with butter and maple syrup.