Soooo excited that I’ve mastered gluten free pancakes! No nuts either and can be made dairy free easily. If you're going to down some pancakes, you might as well have all the trimmings!
The hardest thing about learning how to eat so your body functions at its best, is wanting your whole family to get on board. Yes, yes, I do the shopping so I’m in control of the pantry. Not so easy when you’ve got 3 young men in the house! I’m constantly experimenting with their favourite meals and for the most part, I’m successful. Pancakes were the hardest to convert.
On the weekends or when friends were over, Number 3 and his mates used to love to have pancakes. I’d much rather they have an egg and bacon fry up, but pancakes it is! I tried so many different variations and I’ll eat any of them, but they’re usually a little dense or textural for the kids. Then one day, I combine a couple of gluten free recipes and voila! THE BEST PANCAKES EVER!
They’re thick and fluffy but you can add more milk and maybe another egg if you like them thinner. I’ve even put the mixture in the waffle maker and they came up a treat. I don’t use non-stick usually due to the fact that teflon related chemicals (and a hoard of others) can be found in all sorts of places…that’s another story.
Anyhoo, for pancakes cooked in a stainless steel or cast iron pan, you’ll need a good lashing of butter, coconut oil or ghee and a careful turning technique. I was surprised how well they turned though, not flaky or crumbly at all.
Just because you’re making changes in your diet doesn’t mean you have to go without. I’ve created a heap of meals that may not be low carb, low sugar or full of veggies, but they’re meals that we treat as our junk food but made with real food, nothing processed or refined here!
