Comfort Food: Banana Pancakes

Sometimes, you just want to have breakfast for dinner.

And when that happen, at our house, pancakes are the way to go!

 

Whether it's regular banana pancakes or gluten free (or even no flour),

we've got you covered!

 

 

I am what you would call a "wing it and see what happens" cook.

Why not "spice" up your cooking?

And when it comes to pancakes, this is definitely true.

I am always adding new things and seeing what works.

But what I would consider a regular around my house, is banana pancakes!

 

Usually for my little guys and hubby, I make regular pancakes using a

just add water pancake mix to start with. And for me I use a gluten free baking mix.

Then the fun starts!

 

What you will need:

-Pancake mix, just add water kind (4 serv.)

-A ripe banana

-sugar (to taste)

-vanilla extract (1 tsp.)

-water (pour to desired consistency)

-mixing bowl

-whisk

-a small measuring spoon (to scoop onto griddle)

-griddle (mine was set to 300)



What you will need:

-Gluten free all purpose baking mix (1 serv.)

-A ripe banana

-1 egg

-sugar (to taste)

-vanilla extract (1 tsp.)

-baking soda (1 tsp.)

-water (pour to desired consistency)

-mixing bowl

-whisk

-a small measuring spoon (to scoop onto griddle)

-griddle (mine was set to 300)

 

And for my friends who can't have any type of grain (gluten free included):

 

What you will need:

-A ripe banana (or 2 depending on how much you need)

-1 egg

-sugar (to taste)

-vanilla extract (1 tsp.)

-water (pour to desired consistency)

-mixing bowl

-whisk

-a small measuring spoon (to scoop onto griddle)

-griddle (mine was set to 300)

 

For this post I made regular banana pancakes for the boys for dinner.

I like to "wing it" when I make pancakes. I pour the mix in a bowl until it looks good.

Add a ripe banana. Add some sugar (I did learn that the mix to sugar ratio does need to be: more mix to less sugar. Or you will make cookies instead. Maybe we will make some Banana cookies some time. Yum). Add vanilla extract. With whisk, gently mash banana. Add a little water at a time, and slowly whisk together until you reach your desired consistency.

 

Since this is comfort food night, I was a bit unhealthy and used butter on the griddle.

You don't usually have to with griddles (they are supposed to be non-stick). It makes it tastier though.

 =)

 

To Do:

-let griddle heat up for a bit

-use little measuring scoop to pour batter onto buttered (or unbuttered) griddle.

-wait to flip until the pancake starts to "bubble up"

-after flipping, wait a minute, then take off

 

 



Now to have them critiqued.

 

 

 

Yay, it was a success!

 

*posts about making pancakes are intended to be silly. hey, everyone has an off night and needs an easy meal, and an easy post  =)