Healthy Whole Wheat Bran Flax Whey Pancakes With Yogurt Cheese Food

HEALTHY WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Whisk in buttermilk, honey, applesauce, and eggs just until combined.
• Preheat a flat griddle over medium-high heat.
• Scoop ¼ cup of pancake batter onto griddle. Let pancakes cook until bubbles form before flipping.
• Cook other side until golden brown. Serve hot.

HEALTHY WHOLE WHEAT BRAN, FLAX, WHEY PANCAKES WITH YOGURT CHEESE

Steps:

• Put cereal in a small bowl with enough whey to cover it. Let it soak while you put together the rest of the ingredients.
• Put the remainder of the whey, along with all the other ingredients, in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Add the moistened All Bran (it should be very mushy) and mix again.
• Drop by 1/3 cupfuls on a hot skillet or griddle. Flip when the top gets bubbled and cook until golden.
• Top with a generous helping of yogurt cheese, which adds protein and seems like cream cheese or cream, without the fat. Add your strawberries or blueberries and some maple syrup!

YOGURT CHEESE

Steps:

• Line a sieve with a coffee filter or cheesecloth.
• Suspend the sieve over a deep bowl.
• Place the yogurt in the filter and refrigerate for several hours or overnight to allow the whey to drain out.
• When the yogurt has the consistency of a soft cream cheese, scrape the yogurt away from the filter and transfer it to a plastic container.
• Discard the liquid in the bowl and refrigerate the yogurt cheese.
• Use within 1 week, discarding any accumulated liquid before using.

WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES WITH FLAX SEED

Steps:

• Whole wheat flour, baking powder, whole flax seed and salt mix in separate bowl. In a small bowl mix olive oil, milk, vanilla and eggs together till blended. Pour wet ingredients into dry ones and mix well. Cook just like traditional pancakes.
• Optional: Instead of vanilla, add banana favoring, crushed walnuts and a teaspoon of honey. My kids love this one.
• You can also add mashed banana's, or baked pumpkins, dried fruit, or even bran to it. Endless possibilities.

HERBED YOGURT CHEESE

Steps:

• First put a paper towel in the bottom of a strainer, put the strainer in a bowl with at least a 2" clearance on the bottom, put the yogurt in the lined strainer, cover with plastic wrap& place in the fridge over night orup to 2 days.
• Drain & discard fluid Place the yogurt cheese in a bowl add remaining ingredients stir and enjoy Store the cheese in the fridge.

TENDER WHOLE WHEAT YOGURT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl - set aside.
• Combine wet ingredients in a small bowl with a whisk.
• Add wet to dry and stir until combined.
• Pour by 1/4 cup onto hot griddle sprayed with canola oil or brushed with butter. 3 pancakes per serving.

HEALTHY WHEAT BRAN & FLAX MEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix wheat bran, milk, and lemon juice together. Let it sit while preparing the next step.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg until fluffy. Then beat in your sweetener of choice, honey, applesauce, ground flax, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
• Add the wet ingredients to the bran mixture. Stir well.
• Add whole wheat flour to mixture.
• Spoon the mixture into muffin cups till about 2/3 full. Sprinkle the muffins with rolled oats.
• Bake for about 20 minutes. Do the toothpick trick!