A healthy breakfast to kick start your day…
I’ve turned into a pancakeaholic, and have been making pancakes by adding different ingredients each time. So far, this dates pancake is my favorite, maybe because I love dates and is such a healthy dried fruit. I’ve said a million times that my most favorite cake is made with dates, dates cake in caramel sauce. Honestly, I haven’t come across a better tasting cake than this and I am sure whoever has tried it wouldn’t debate with me at least on this.
It’s been one of those weeks when I’d been phewing a lot, done with all the phews. After all the hard work I am feeling so relieved and content. I really enjoyed preparing the poster which summarizes all the research that I had done for the past two years. Now, can’t wait to pack my bags and board the flight to Vancouver. Even though I’ve to be at the conference next week during day time, my like minded friends and I are planning to roam around a lot in the evening and for the whole day on Thursday as well. It’s definitely going to be a good break for me from researching, cooking, blogging, gardening and literally everything. Well, I keep forgetting that I am going for a conference.
So guys have a fun weekend and a week ahead as well. I’ll make sure not to check this page until I return…
Dates Pancake
Makes: 6
Ingredients
- All purpose flour or gluten free flour- 1 cup
- Dates, pitted (regular or honey dates)- 15
- Baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp
- Milk, skim- 1/2 cup or enough to make a thick batter
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
Other ingredients
- Butter or cooking spray- to grease the pan
- Honey or Maple syrup
Instruction
- Combine all purpose flour or gluten free flour with baking powder.
- In a blender, grind the flour/baking powder mix, dates and milk to a thick batter constituency.
- Pour the pancake batter into a bowl, add the vanilla extract and combine well.
- Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add 1/2 tbsp butter or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour a large spoonful of pancake batter on the pan.
- Let the bottom side turn golden brown in color.
- Flip it over and cook the other side as well.
- Don’t keep the heat to high as the pancake will burn very fast, so adjust the heat accordingly.
- Transfer to a plate and drizzle honey or maple syrup over it, serve warm.
- Refrigerate any leftovers as this makes a great evening snack as well.
Tips
- This pancake even without adding egg and sugar tastes very rich and delicious, dates will impart the sweetness and the richness.
- All purpose flour or gluten free flour- 1 cup
- Dates, pitted (regular or honey dates)- 15
- Baking powder- 1½ tsp
- Milk, skim- ½ cup or enough to make a thick batter
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
- Butter or cooking spray- to grease the pan
- Honey or Maple syrup
- Combine all purpose flour or gluten free flour with baking powder.
- In a blender, grind the flour/baking powder mix, dates and milk to a thick batter constituency.
- Pour the pancake batter into a bowl, add the vanilla extract and combine well.
- Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add ½ tbsp butter or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour a large spoonful of pancake batter on the pan.
- Let the bottom side turn golden brown in color.
- Flip it over and cook the other side as well.
- Don't keep the heat to high as the pancake will burn very fast, so adjust the heat accordingly.
- Transfer to a plate and drizzle honey or maple syrup over it, serve warm.
- Refrigerate any leftovers as this makes a great evening snack as well.
