Pancake Love

So the blog design is still generic and I've only gotten around to fixing one page of my out-of-whack website (and was only able to fix it with the help of my talented husband). Maybe it's because all I do is make pancakes. Lots of mini-pancakes.

And then I use cookie cutters to make them into cute shapes:

And then I repeat this over and over almost every day. I actually think Kumi is sick of pancakes but they are so darn adorable I can't stop myself...besides, these are made with whole wheat flour and very little sugar, so they are relatively healthy. If you can't tell, I'm big on using whole wheat flour.

In other news, my ear infection is much better and I can hear again. Thank goodness because from all the things I read online, I could've DIED from an ear infection. For someone who has a tendency toward hypochondria, this was terrifying. Have I told you about my skin cancer incident? No? Well, it's long, involved and totally anticlimactic (naturally I didn't have skin cancer) so I will spare you.

Whole Wheat Mini Pancakes

I eyeball everything so this is a very approximate recipe.

1 cup of whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 cup (or more if you like flatter pancakes) of milk. I use nonfat, but any kind of milk is fine

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together
2. Add egg -- this is infinitely more fun when you allow your toddler to crack the egg
3. Add melted butter (I microwave the butter for about 30 seconds) and milk and mix together
4. Melt a little butter in a non-stick pan. I find that if I don't do this, my first batch gets all gunky. You won't need to butter the pan after the first batch.
5. Drop dollops of the batter into the pan. A tablespoon makes the perfect little mini-pancake. Cook for about 1 minute on each side.

If you are crazy like I am, use a variety of cookie cutters to create sweet little pancakes.