pancakes

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pancakes
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Tue, 02-13-2007 - 11:32am
I have a recipe for pancakes using wheat flour, eggs, canola oil, cottage cheese, baking powder and vanilla. Would this count as a grain serving because of the flour? And I wonder how many pancakes would be a serving? I made mine to be about 3-4 inches across.
Thanks guys!
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Registered: 04-01-2005
In reply to: catd1012
Tue, 02-13-2007 - 12:00pm

Here's a recipe someone posted a while back that you may want to try - the addition of oatmeal sounds good. I would say that 2 pancakes would equal one grain serving.


Oatmeal Pancakes/Waffles


1 1/4 cups rolled oats
2 cups fat-free milk
1 egg
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ (I didn't add this, I added extra ww flour)
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar substitute (I used Splenda and used more than 2 tsps.)
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon salt (I omitted)

In a medium bowl, combine the oats and milk and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Stir in the egg, flour, wheat germ, baking powder, sugar substitute, oil, and salt, mixing until evenly blended and only small lumps remain. Let the batter stand for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Working in batches, pour the batter by 1/4 cup into the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until top starts to bubble and the bottom brown. Turn and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer, or until golden brown. Makes a total of 12 pancakes.

Nutrition at a glance
Per pancake: 90 calories, 2g fat, 0g saturated fat, 1/2g protein, 14g carbohydrate, 1g dietary fiber, 20mg cholesterol, 250mg sodium

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: catd1012
Fri, 02-16-2007 - 5:57pm
isn't this fiber count too low? Or is that just for bread or cereal?
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Registered: 04-01-2005
In reply to: catd1012
Fri, 02-16-2007 - 6:22pm

The recipe calls for oats and whole wheat flour. Both are legal, whole grain ingredients. We look to fiber count on bread and cereal as guidelines since they are commerically processed - it helps us to determine if they are suitable.


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