Saturday, January 31, 2015

Protein pancakes

Life is sad without pancakes this time of the year. With darkness, cold and snowstorms  carbohydrates become unsanely desirable. 

3 eggs, a cup of milk, 2 teaspoons of white sugar, a pinch of salt and a half teaspoon of baking soda or a teaspoon of dry yeast and enough all-purpose bleached wheat flour mixed together to make for batter that has to be scooped rather than poured. Grilled in substantial amounts of oil and served with sour cream, jam or honey to make a perfect winter breakfast.
Very high in carbs.
And what we need is a healthy balance of protein, carbs and fat. 

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Substitute white sugar with brown sugar,  take unbleached flour...
Sorry, whom are we kidding, still very high in carbs.

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Option one.
Sub sour cream with something high in protein: Greek yoghurt or cottage cheese.

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Option two.
Make batter protein-reach:

whisk 3 eggs, mix with 1 cup of cottage cheese, few tablespoons of water and 1 cup of rolled oats (branded as "Old-fashioned oats"  vs. "Quick"), let the mix stay for 7-10 minutes to let oats reabsorb the liquid.   Add 2 rounded tablespoons of flour, salt and soda. Add 1-2 tablespoons of water if needed to achieve desired thickness.

Go! 

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