Berry Wheat Germ Pancakes Food

WHOLE WHEAT BUTTERMILK PANCAKES (WITH WHEAT GERM)

Steps:

• Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl (whole wheat flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg) until well blended.
• In a bowl, gently mix the wet ingredients (eggs, oil and buttermilk).
• Slowly add dry to wet and mix until blended.
• Heat stove top griddle or frying pan on medium-high heat.
• Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each cake onto the griddle.
• Cook until bubbles appear, and begin to gently break, then flip pancakes.
• Cook another minute or so on the other side.
• Serve with butter and maple syrup.

BLUEBERRY WHOLE-WHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• To make pancakes:
• In a bowl whisk together the buttermilk, the eggs, and 6 tablespoons of the butter. In a large bowl whisk together the flours, the wheat germ, the salt, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the sugar, add the buttermilk mixture, and whisk the batter until it is just combined. Heat a griddle over moderately high heat until it is hot enough to make drops of water scatter over its surface and brush it with some of the additional melted butter. Working in batches, pour the batter onto the griddle by 1/3-cup measures, sprinkle each pancake with about 2 tablespoons of the blueberries , and cook the pancakes for 2 minutes on each side, or until they are golden. Transfer the pancakes as they are cooked to a heatproof platter and keep them warm in a preheated 200°F. oven. Serve the pancakes with the syrup.
• To make blueberry or maple syrup:
• In a large saucepan combine the blueberries and 1 1/2 cups water, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer it, covered, for 10 minutes. Purée the mixture in batches in a blender or food processor and force it through a fine sieve into a bowl, discarding the solids. In the pan, cleaned, combine the sugar, the zest, and 3 cups water, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and boil it, uncovered, until a candy thermometer registers 200°F. Discard the zest, add the blueberry mixture, and boil the syrup, stirring, for 1 minute. Let the syrup cool, skim off any froth, and stir in the lemon juice. Pour the syrup into glass jars with tight-fitting lids. The syrup keeps, covered and chilled, for 3 months. Serve the syrup warm over pancakes or ice cream. Makes about 6 cups.

WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES WITH BLUEBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• To make the pancakes: Whisk together flours, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Mix in milk, oil and eggs. Let the mix stand for 10 minutes (if batter thickens, stir in 1 tablespoon water).
• To make the compote: Heat blueberries, lemon juice and salt in a saucepan over medium heat until berries begin to burst -- 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in sugar. Simmer, stirring often, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon -- 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• To cook the pancakes: Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Spoon in 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear. Flip and cook until golden brown -- about 2 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm in a heated oven. Drizzle compote on to plate of pancakes.

WHEAT GERM BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat eggs lightly.
• Stir in oil and buttermilk.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Mix until blended.
• Cook on hot lightly oiled griddle, turning once, until cakes are browned on both sides.