Whole Wheat, Oatmeal, Banana Pancakes!

Or, at least I'm telling myself they're super healthy because I would like to enjoy them on a regular basis. Ha. These have a lot of dry ingredients, so, since we really enjoyed these this morning, I made a ziplock full of the dry ingredients to use next time (think Bisquick). Also, if you don't want banana flavored pancakes you could use applesauce instead and more cinnamon for an apple cinnamon pancake!

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked rolled oats (Old-Fashioned Oatmeal)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry milk powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (could substitute with applesauce)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or more, I don't measure this)
• 2 bananas, mashed (I used over-ripe ones from my freezer and defrost them in the microwave for 30 seconds)

Directions

1. Place the rolled oats into the jar of a blender and blend until the texture resembles coarse flour (this depends on what texture you want. Blend more for a smoother texture and visa versa). Whisk together the blended oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, dry milk powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside.
2. Whisk together the egg, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Stir in the mashed banana. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Over stirring makes the batter (gluten) tougher. Let the batter stand for 5 minutes (could sit overnight for a quick breakfast the next day). Once it has sat and bubbled a bit, do not stir it again! The gluten has already begun to develop as soon as it mixes with the wet ingredients, so any extra speeds up the process.
3. Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, about 2 minutes. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

Enjoy these!! Victoria was asking for seconds and Annie polished off almost a whole (small) pancake herself too!!