We tried this recipe out last week and my boys loved it. Usually David complains when I put "crunchies" in his pancakes (translation ... healthy twigs and rocks ... or flax meal), but loved this mix. If you want to make it even healthier, you could go all organic and probably still come out cheeper than organic mixes. Or you can buy bulk and go cheeper than ANY mix, and still be healthier because there won't be any man-made preservatives or funky sweeteners. My understanding is that (remember ... you can find anything you want to support want you believe, so take this with a grain of salt!) unless you buy organic, that wheat (grown in the USofA) has been genetically modified to contain more gluten, and has been genetically modified period. There are some flours that contain less gluten by their nature ... like barley flour, or kamut flour. I haven't experimented with them, but you can find a wealth of information on http://www.keeperofthehome.org/ and searching for "flours" and other blogs and websites.
Well, that was a huge introduction to this recipe, which we found we love. Super easy, and healthier than store bought.
Hearty Multi-grain
Pancake and Waffle Mix (I keep the mix in the freezer)
From Sunse.t Magazin.e
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups Bob’.s Re.d Mil.l Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1 c. each brown sugar, wheat bran, wheat germ, cornmeal,
old-fashioned oats, flax meal (Bob.s Re.d Mil.l found in refridgerated section at
Fre.d Meye.r. Flax meal goes rancid quickly, so keep extra in the fridge! In fact
most whole grain flours go rancid faster than all-purpose flour, so if you don’t
use it quickly, the fridge or freezer is the best place for it.)
3 Tbsp baking powder
1Tbsp baking soda
1Tbsp salt
Add to 2 cups of the pancake waffle mix:
2 large eggs
¼ cup oil or melted butter
(I like to use organic coconut oil, which is bought cheaply
at vitacost.com. In town you can get it at Winc.o in the baking isle, by the
oils … haven’t checked Trade.r Joe’.s prices)
1 ½ - 2 cups milk
