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January 17, 2013 ·

healthy oatmeal raisin buttermilk pancakes

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Pancakes are an easy, healthy, delicious breakfast treat that taste like oatmeal raisin cookies. Yum! They are made with the hearty goodness of oatmeal and whole wheat flour, sweetness from brown sugar and raisins and buttermilk, which of course makes everything good.

The first morning after I made these, Adam polished off six pancakes. In fact, he ate that first batch so quickly, I wasn’t able to get any pictures. Because he loved them so, I made another batch a couple days later. Fortunately, one afternoon I found myself with three pancakes and a good napper, so I was able to quickly snap some pics to share this wonderful recipe with you!

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Pancakes

Yields: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

2 cups quick oats
2 cups buttermilk
½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup raisins

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine oats and buttermilk and let sit for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
After 5 minutes, add eggs, oil and vanilla to buttermilk mixture, whisking until combined.
Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just moistened (Note: batter may be lumpy). Add raisins, folding until combined. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Preheat nonstick skillet to medium heat and spray with cooking spray.
Spoon batter onto skillet by the ¼ cupful (adjust to desired size) (Note: If batter is a little thick, use the back of your spoon to spread/shape the pancakes). Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until bubbles form and the edges look set. Flip pancakes and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden.

Slightly adapted from Taste of Home

Raisin Bran Muffins

February 21, 2012 ·

These Raisin Bran Muffins come from a cookbook called Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual, by Klutz Press. I received this book as a gift when I was about 10 years old. The book is obviously geared toward kids with recipes using basic ingredients ~ some with silly names or interesting concepts (for example Tuna Cones, i.e. tuna in an ice cream cone. Hmm…)

Anyway, these Raisin Bran Muffins were always a favorite and probably the most made recipe from that book. They taste just like you would expect – raisin bran in muffin form. I thought they would be a fun treat to make for Adam, only this time I decided to enhance the recipe with some vanilla, cinnamon and extra raisins. I had no idea how much he would love them! Adam is lukewarm about raisins alone, but the raisins in these muffins he loves. Go figure.

Raisin Bran Muffins
Yields 12 muffins

2 cups raisin bran cereal
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir raisin brain cereal, flours, sugar, raisins, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Mix egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until combined. Add to the dry ingredients and fold gently until combined (do not over mix).
Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake for 18-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Put muffins on a wire rack to cool completely.

Adapted from Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual by Klutz Press