Two Grain Pancakes Recipes

WHOLE-GRAIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, oats, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a medium bowl, mix together buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and honey. Mix the egg mixture into the flour mixture until smooth.
• Heat a griddle or large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Check to see if it's hot by sprinkling a few drops of water on the surface. They should sizzle and evaporate immediately.
• Add a little butter to the pan and let it melt. Pour about 1/3 cup batter onto skillet; repeat to cook as many at one time as you can, leaving space for each pancake to spread.
• Cook until bubbles form and start to burst, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until golden on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate as they finish, and serve immediately with maple syrup and more butter on top, if you like.
• Repeat with the remaining batter, adding more butter to the skillet as needed.

PANCAKES FOR TWO, SMALL BATCH PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and sugar. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, and the vanilla. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir just until no dry pockets of flour remain, but don't worry about lumps in your batter. Over-mixing will prevent tender, fluffy pancakes. Meanwhile, melt the extra butter in your skillet or griddle over medium heat. Using a 1/4-cup measure, scoop out batter onto the preheated the skillet. Cook until bubbles appear across the entire surface, and then flip to cook the second side until golden brown. Repeat with all remaining batter. Serve with maple syrup, extra butter and fresh blueberries.

WHOLE GRAIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, oats, cornmeal, flaxseed meal, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Pour in buttermilk and egg. Stir just until smooth.
• Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Coat with cooking spray. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

NINE-GRAIN PANCAKE

Steps:

• Place the brown rice in a small saucepan, add 1 cup water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and let simmer until the rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Transfer the rice to a separate dish to cool completely.
• Combine the nine-grain mix, flax seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds in a bowl. Bring 1¼ cups water to a boil, and pour it over the grains and seeds. Let them soak for 30 minutes or until they're soft.
• Place the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oats in a mixing bowl. Stir to combine, and make a well in the center. In a separate bowl, whisk together the molasses, buttermilk, egg yolks, the grain and seed mixture, and ½ cup of the cooked brown rice. Pour the liquid mixture into the well, and combine with a wooden spoon.
• In an electric mixer fitted with the wire whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, fold the whites into the flour mixture. (You can hold the batter in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it, but keep in mind that the sooner you bake the pancakes, the lighter they'll be.)
• Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Preheat two 9-inch cast-iron skillets in the oven for 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to each pan and swirl it around to coat the pan. Pour one fourth of the batter into each pan, transfer them to the oven, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Check the pancakes the same way you would a regular cake: the pancakes are ready when a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Flip each pancake onto a plate, and serve.
• Bake the other 2 pancakes the same way.

FOUR-GRAIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine the dry ingredients (first 10 ingredients) in one bowl and the wet ingredients (last 4 ingredients) in another; pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Spoon 1/4 batter per pancake onto a greased, preheated griddle or skillet and cook until bubbles cover the surface and most have popped; turn and cook until lightly browned.
• Serve with jam, honey, syrup and/or cottage cheese (if you like).

SPICED TWO-GRAIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a blender blend all pancake ingredients except oi until just combined.
• Heat a griddle over moderate heat until hot enough to make a drop of water scatter over surface and brush with oil. Working in batches, drop scant 1/4-cup measures of batter onto griddle to form pancakes about 4 inches in diameter and cook until bubbles appear on surface and undersides are brown, about 2 minutes. Flip pancakes with a metal spatula and cook until undersides are golden brown and pancakes are cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Serve pancakes with syrup.

WHOLE GRAIN BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Stir all dry ingredients together to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, egg, maple syrup and melted butter. Pour buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients and stir just until blended (a few lumps are OK).
• Heat a griddle over moderate heat and grease lightly. Drop spoonfuls about 1/4 cup in volume onto griddle and cook until surface of pancake dulls and bottom is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until other sides browns, about 2 minutes and remove to a plate. Keep pancakes warm while cooking remaining batter and serve with warm maple syrup.

TWO-GRAIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the cornmeal, the flours, the baking powder, the sugar, and the salt, add the egg, the milk, and the butter, and whisk the batter until it is blended well. Heat a griddle over moderately high heat until it is hot enough to make drops of water scatter over its surface and brush it with oil. Working in batches, drop the batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, cook the pancakes for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side, or until they are golden, and transfer them as they are cooked to a platter. Serve the pancakes with the syrup.