Monday, March 8, 2010

Buttermilk Oatmeal Pancakes

I made these pancakes on Saturday morning last week and my husband went crazy over them. He is particular about pancakes and he does not like pancakes from packages. So we always make our pancakes from scratch at home. Now that we have made some changes with what we eat around here, we have replaced bleached flour with unbleached with more whole grains. I plan to buy some whole wheat, too. These oatmeal pancakes tasted quite fantastic. Thanks to buttermilk, the texture of the pancakes were soft and fluffy. And the unique taste of unbleached flour with whole grains and the oats made these pancakes a winner. I was glad that my husband loved these because I wasn't sure how he'd react to these new and different pancakes. So hooray!


Buttermilk Oatmeal Pancakes
Makes about 6 servings/1 serving=2 pancakes (about 280 calories)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups unbleached flour mixed with whole grains (You may replace this with 1 cup white flour and 1 cup wheat flour)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon oil
Cooking spray

Directions:

In a medium bowl, mix buttermilk and rolled oats; let stand for about 20 minutes to soften the oats.

Stir together flours, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.

Mix together egg, egg whites, vanilla, and oil in a small bowl with a whisk or a fork. Pour it into the buttermilk mixture and stir with a wooden spoon. Combine the flour mixture and the liquid together and stir until it creates a lumpy batter.

Spray a non-stick skillet with a cooking spray, and heat the pan over medium heat. When the pan is hot, using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake, pour batter onto the pan and cook until the underside is browned and the bubbles on top remain open, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the pancakes over and cook until the underside is browned, about 1 to 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with Agave Nectar or maple syrup if desired.

Enjoy!!



51 comments:

  1. Sook
    Your pancakes do indeed look scrumptious! I can see that they are healthy as well; I think that adding egg whites helps with the fluffiness too.

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  2. I like all of the high nutrient ingredients you added to this recipe. It sounds delicious!!!

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  3. Those look so good, pancakes are one of my absolute favorite things.

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  4. Those pancakes look crazy good - perfect amount of syrup! Making my mouth water! Thanks for sharing:)
    Stephanie

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  5. Delicious! Buttermilk is the key, isn't it?

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  6. looks delicious, adding buttermilk sounds good ...

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  7. Pancakes looks healthy and delicious too !!!!!!!!

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  8. Mmmmmm...those looks fluffy and scrumptious! Buttermilk sure does sounds good.

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  9. wow sook....oatmeal pancakes looks yummy...nutritious and healthy too...

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  10. These look soft and delicious. Would love them for breakfast. My children love these type of pancakes.

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  11. they cook fluffy .. very healthy!!

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  12. These pancakes looks fantastic..must be very tasty also :-)
    Deepa

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  13. My favourite pancakes...yumm!

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  14. Sook, those are some awesome pancakes...delightful and yet so simple!!!

    Thanx for sharing...

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  15. We love making our own pancakes too. And they are yummy and look so tasty!

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  16. These make me long for some whole grain I had once on a trip, and still long for...gosh I want a stack right now!

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  17. you make me want to make these. I seldom make pancakes for breakfast or anytime at all...bu these look good n healthy!tq ^.^

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  18. Love this as my breakfast instead of cereal :) Great photos!

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  19. They look really yummy indeed, love the touch of cinnamon & vanilla.

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  20. Pancakes rock. The are the best way to indulge on the weekends. These look great.

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  21. Yum - pancakes that you can feel good about eating!

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  22. Delicious Pancakes and lovely clicks:)

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  23. Bets breakfast for me is pancakes and yours looks so fluffy and yummy!

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  24. So healthy! I would love some of those right now!
    Rita

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  25. So fluffy and yummy looking! I bet the oats were good in them.

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  26. Yummy and healthy pancakes...my fav

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  27. mmmmmmm..deve essere buonissimo! baci!

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  28. Wow They looks so awesome .Simple and delicious!

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  29. Oatmeal makes such a great addition to pancakes. I love the nutty almost chewiness that they lend to one of my favorite breakfasts! This sounds like a great recipe.

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  30. Oh gosh, these look so good. THe texture looks perfect. Past the maple syrup daaaahling. I am going to gobble these up :)
    *kisses* HH

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  31. Sook, these are a MASTERPIECE!
    They look so fluffy!

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  32. Yum, I going to try out this recipe this weekend. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. I have some warm maple syrup ready for these tasty pancake treats!

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  34. Now, I'm craving pancakes. I can't wait to try this. Thanks!

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  35. That healthy stack of pancakes are looking divine!

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  36. Homemade pancakes, with buttermilk, are always better! These look scrumptious! I love any kind of oat pancake. :)

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  37. I dub these, "Health Pancakes"! Even with all that syrup on top. :)

    I love pancakes. Your's are beautiful.

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  38. wow! you have a wonderful blog with amazing recipes. I just stumbled on ur blog searching for pancakes! Will come often.

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  39. that's great that your husband enjoys pancakes. mine hates them! so if i make pancakes, i'll end up eating it all by myself. buttermilk is always a great addition to these fluffy pancakes! add some blueberries next time if you have any on hand.

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  40. Ooh, these sound delicious.

    I've been using white whole wheat flour lately from King Arthur and it's amazing. I use it in cookies and brownies and everything. Yum! Not sure if it's bleached or not though.

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  41. I can't wait to make these! Great recipe!

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  42. Not really a fan of pancakes. Usually I will have one and I will be stuffed...

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  43. I don't usually love pancakes, but these look yummy and healthy!

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  44. yummy..i love pancakes!!

    sweetlife

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  45. Oooh, it's like two breakfasts in one! And I like both, so this looks fantastic.

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  46. These look so delicious and fluffy...very nice!

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  47. Hi, Sook. I made these last week and wanted to tell you how well they turned out. It now rivals my very favourite (but less healthful) buttermilk pancakes.

    Thanks for the fine recipe,

    Dan

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  48. Hi Dan,

    I am so glad that the pancakes turned out well for you. My husband loves them and he often asks me when I will make them again. I personally prefer plain buttermilk pancakes but these are pretty good for healthy for you pancakes. :)

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  49. These are amazing! I love cooking with oats, and they turned out wonderful with reduced fat buttermilk, splenda brown sugar, and King Arthur's White Whole Wheat flour (my staple substitute) too! Just a tad more buttermilk added at the end, but otherwise, perfect proportions! Thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe!

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