For those of you that read Mama Pea’s blog, you got a sneak peak of these babies last month.
I had a bit of leftover quinoa that I needed to use up and wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with it. Seeing as how it was Sunday and Sunday Breakfast time, I decided, what the heck, and tried making pancakes out of it.
I was really pleased with the way these turned out! Healthy pancakes with added protein punch? I’ll take it!
Andrea’s Quinoa Pancakes:
- 1 1/2C Cooked Quinoa
- 1C Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- 1tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1TBSP Maple Syrup
- 1 1/4C Soymilk
- 2TBSP Wheat Bran
- 2TBSP Ground Flax
- 2tsp Vanilla Extract
In a small mixing bowl combine the soymilk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. In a large mixing bowl, combine all other ingredients. Gently add the liquid mixture to the quinoa mixture. Stir just until everything is combined.
Heat a griddle over medium heat. Brush with light olive oil and drop pancake mixture by the spoonful onto the griddle. Amount is up to you and what size pancakes you want to make. Cook for about 4 minutes on one side or until the middle starts to pop with air bubbles. Gently flip and allow to finish cooking on the other side. About another 3 minutes or so.
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Last Friday, April 30th, wrapped up Quinoa Month here at OHC! I posted a few recipes that showed how quinoa can be used in different ways. I had a blast experimenting with this little grain and am not done yet! I still have lots of ideas swirling around in my brain of things I want to try out.