Sticky Date Pancakes
Author: Healthy Home Cafe
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Serves: 10 pancakes
- ½ cup (70g) pitted dates, chopped
- 3 tablespoons boiling water
- 1 tablespoon ground linseeds
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup wholemeal flour
- ¼ cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ cup whole rolled oats
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 1 medium over-ripe banana
- 2-3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- Pure maple syrup, to drizzle
- Your favourite yoghurt* (pretend it's cream!)
- Walnuts or medjool dates, to serve
- Place dates in 3 tablespoons of boiling water in a small bowl and stand for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix together ground linseeds and buttermilk and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Sift wholemeal and white flours, bicarb soda, cinnamon and ginger into a medium bowl, then stir in oats
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg. Add golden syrup, banana and linseed/buttermilk mixture and mix until just combined.
- Add this wet mix to the flour and oat bowl and mix well.
- Heat a medium sized frypan over medium heat and brush with a little oil.
- Add heaped tablespoons of mixture to the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until bubbles appear.
- Turn and cook the other side. Keep warm whilst cooking other pancakes.
- To serve, top with yoghurt and drizzle with a small amount of maple syrup.
- Top with walnuts or extra dates if desired.
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at https://healthyhomecafe.com/2014/08/31/sticky-date-pancakes/
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