Jan 28, 2013

The Last Pancake Recipe You'll Ever Need


This week is potty training week with Will. I've asked for advice from practically every mom I know. I've looked into several potty training "methods". Truth be told, I've been dreading this day. Fear of the unknown? I don't know. I've stalled long enough. It's time. Today is day one of the "three day potty training method". The technique has received a lot of good reviews, but every child is different, so let's just say I'm cautiously hopeful things will click and work out.

To make up for the fact that I planned to take away Wills diapers and temporarily turn his world upside down, I tried to make this last weekend a good one. You know, sweeten him up so maybe - just maybe - he'll go along with the plan. So I made dark chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast Saturday morning. I've experimented with a lot of pancake recipes, so I was glad to finally find this one....THE ONE. The last pancake recipe I'll ever need. I don't always add chocolate chips, but the recipe is totally flexible like that. Will was happy. Mission accomplished.



 Dark Chocolate Chip Pancakes 

2 Cups all purpose flour (or whole wheat pastry flour)
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups low fat milk
3 Tbsp canola oil
1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)

Preparation

Mix first four ingredients together. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. The key is to make sure you beat the eggs prior to mixing with dry ingredients to prevent over-mixing the batter. Then, mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until combined. Heat griddle to low-medium heat, spray pan with canola oil spray and pour batter into 4 inch diameter circles. After a few minutes or until golden brown, flip pancakes onto other side. Repeat until all batter is gone.

Enjoy with a side of fruit and love. Wish me luck!

2 comments:

  1. Oh I hope you found some success in the potty training. It is stressful and everyone makes you believe boys are so hard.

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  2. Thanks Tiffany! It is stressful and unfortunately my son truly is difficult. He just wasn't ready yet, so I think we'll revisit the potty training thing in the summer.

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