Gingerbread Whole Wheat Pancakes & Homemade Syrup

Gingerbread Whole Wheat Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Milk (translation for powdered milk is 3 T. Milk and 1 C. Water)
• 1 Cup Wheat Kernels, whole & uncooked
• 2 Eggs (2 T. powdered eggs 1/4 C. Water)
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1-1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 Tbs. Oil
• 2 Tbs. Honey or Sugar
• 1/4 C. Molasses
• 1/4 t. Cinnamon
• 1/4 t. Ginger
• 1/4 t. Ground Cloves

Method:

Put milk and wheat kernels in blender. Blend on highest speed for 4 or 5 minutes or until batter is smooth. Add eggs, oil, baking powder, salt and honey or sugar to above batter. Blend on low. Pour out batter into pancakes from the actual blender jar (only one thing to wash!) onto a hot greased or Pam prepared griddle or large frying pan. Cook; flipping pancakes when bubbles pop and create holes. Serve with Hot Homemade Buttermilk Syrup (below) and orange slices to garnish.

Hot Homemade Buttermilk Syrup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup buttermilk or 1/2 Cup milk with 1/2 tsp. vinegar or lemon juice
• 2 Cups Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 2 Tbs. Corn Syrup (not essential but it will help your syrup keep longer without going grainy)
• 2 t. baking soda
• 1 tsp. Vanilla (do not add until after removing from heat)

Method:

Mix ingredients in a pot and boil for 3 minutes, the sauce will turn to the caramel color towards the end of boiling. (Essential Tip: mix in a pot one size larger than you think you will need. The syrup will be frothy in the beginning and it is awful cleaning up a burnt sugary mess on your stove…trust me!)

Stir in vanilla when syrup is finished cooking.

makes enough sauce for 2 recipes of pancakes.