Thursday, April 14, 2011

Light Lunch (Pancakes)

I got up late today and because I've eaten eggs every day this past week, I wasn't in the mood for another meal of eggs. The pantry is running low (a shopping trip is definitely in order) and I didn't want to thaw a complete package of meat just for me to eat something, so I decided that I would have pancakes. And, not just pancakes, but pancakes with dried cranberries in them. I had discovered a package of dried cranberries in the pantry a week or so ago (one of my daughter's hoped for concoctions for a meal she'd planned, I'm sure) and decided that would be the perfect solution to my meal dilemma.

I got out the 'complete' pancake mix, put it in the shaker container, added water and shook, added a touch of oil to the non-stick pan (pancakes on a dry non-stick pan just don't work for me), got the cranberries out and turned on the fire under the pan. When the pan was hot, I poured in the first amount of batter, grabbed a few cranberries and sprinkled them liberally over the already bubbling pancake in the pan. Then I flipped it, cooked side two and placed it on my paper plate. I did this two more times. Meanwhile, I was placing dots of butter on the hot pancakes already cooked so it would soften and meld into the cake before I poured the little syrup I use on the top cake only.

Once all the pancakes were plated, buttered and syruped, I took my plate to the table and sat down to enjoy the best pancakes I've had in a while. I'd made some applesauce pancakes last week, but wasn't impressed with the results. But, these were perfect. The cranberries contrasted with the other flavors perfectly. I even have batter leftover to do it again in the morning.

Which reminds me - I need to add pancake syrup to the shopping list. I'd better go do that.

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8 comments:

  1. I absolutely love pancakes, especially on weekends! The cranberries sound like a nice touch.

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  2. This post made me hungry, and now its bedtime! :)

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  3. Oh wow, I LOVE pancakes. Great idea for a light lunch.

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  4. I love pancakes! Not low-carb friendly, but sometimes you just have to give in.

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  5. They do have low-carb pancake mixes, although they're pricey. But, I usually use sugar-free syrup to keep things level.

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  6. MMM, pancakes! From scratch, made with oatmeal, and instead of maple syrup, some of my triple berry jam. Thanks for tonight's dinner idea!

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