Sunday Pancakes

Sunday is typically pancake day in our house. Our girls are always extremely excited to know pancakes will be on their plates, and the morning is playful and relaxed unlike school mornings.

These are a new recipe, made with whole-grain wheat-free flours and including Salba seed... hence being named Whole-Grain Salba Pancakes. Most often I use the ground salba - in smoothies, to sprinkle in oatmeal or cold cereals, etc, it's quite convenient to simply add to some foods you eat. But, with the pancakes, I wasn't fussy with the texture that the ground salba contributed, so I used the whole salba seed. I tweaked the recipe a few times, but now have a batter that yields a big ol' batch of fluffy, light pancakes that are very healthy for you.

Now, when you get ready to drizzle some maple syrup over your stack of pancakes, you'd better be using pure maple syrup! I've had people ask if they can substitute imitation maple syrup in my recipes for cookies, etc, where I use pure maple syrup. I say never! Never use imitation maple syrup. Absolutely not in recipes, but also not on pancakes. Imitation maple syrup is full of artificial ingredients and tastes weird. You'll never go back once you try pure maple syrup... and, eventually you'll accept the extra cost, it's well worth it. Watch for when pure maple syrup goes on sale and stock up, okay?! And if you don't have kidlets eating pancakes and drizzling that maple syrup all over their plates, just think how much of that sticky-sweet-mapley goodness you'll actually save - ha! Yes, after pancakes, we have sticky fingers, sticky mapley-scented pj's, sticky kitchen table, the list goes on.

One final note about Salba, here is a pic of some terrific Halloween Salba treats that you might find in your health food store. The treats are actually their rice krispy bars, but in miniature size. A healthy, fun alternative to all the sugary and dairy-laden candy that will be handed out.
(btw, you might be wondering with all the Salba discussion on my blog whether I am sponsored or otherwise compensated by Source Salba. I am not, though I have received some sample products, much like what is offered in the monthly giveaways. I have used the whole and ground seed for some time now, and simply believe it is a healthful addition to a vegan diet. Some of my new recipes will therefore include Salba seed, and I am happy to share any product information that I think you will find interesting, such as these Halloween treats).