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Pancakes

25 Apr

My daughter asked for pancakes this morning so thought I would share the recipe I use. Homemade pancakes are worth the little bit extra work and you probably have everything you need in the pantry. From personal experience make sure you use the proper amount of baking powder, otherwise you’ll have some very flat and chewy pancakes! I never have buttermilk and not to keen on the idea of sour milk, so I just use regular ol’ milk and added vanilla extract, because vanilla makes everything better.

Pancakes

(adapted form Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook 15th Edition Buttermilk Pancakes)

1 3/4 cup flour

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups milk

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

 

 

In a bowl mix together all the dry ingredients by hand. Flour, sugar, baking powder and salt

In a separate bowl combine all wet ingredients, then slow pour and mix  the wet ingredients into the flour mixture

Mix by hand until flour mixture is evenly moistened, the batter should be slightly lumpy

in a hot buttered skillet pour 1/4 cup batter

cook over low medium heat for around 1-2 minutes per side *you know the first side is done when the exposed side is bubbly

Pancakes

Pancakes

Mother-In-Law’s Oatmeal Cookies

23 Apr

My mother-in-law makes amazing oatmeal cookies and serves them up warm at breakfast time. This is a recipe she had made for her boys when they were little. I love it because there’s not a lot of flour in them, they are mostly oats.

Mother-In-Law’s Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 butter, softened

1 egg

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 cups oats

1 cup raisins

  • preheat oven 350 degrees
  • in a small pot boil 1 1/2 cups water, when it comes to a boil turn off the burner and dump in the raisins, let the raisins soak in hot water
  • in a bowl mix flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and set to the side
  • beat egg, butter, sugars until combined
  • mix in flour mixture
  • add oats and mix by hand
  • drain raisins and add to cookie dough, mixing by hand
  • drop spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheets
  • bake for  approximately 12 minutes
  • cool on racks

Walnuts or chocolate chips also make good additions to this recipe.

Mother-In-Law's Oatmeal Cookies

Mother-In-Law's Oatmeal Cookies

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