MultiGrain Pancakes To Kick Off Memorial Day Weekend

By David
Kaye

Memorial day weekend is generally associated with the beginning of grilling season for millions of backyard cooks and the start of Summer.

When I woke up early Saturday morning, the temperatures were in the mid seventies and the sun was beaming. While I contemplated making pancakes on the bbq for the first time ever, I stuck with the more conventional method of preparing them on the stove.

For four individuals it's recommended on the back of my pancake box to make eight to ten pancakes, but because I wanted to have extra for the next few days I made enough batter to assure that at least 20 to 24 were made.

It's a great time saver to use a mix that comes in a box, instead of having to prepare your own mix. Many of the ingredients that the companies use in their recipes might not be available at your everyday supermarket and it would be a complete waste of time to go searching for the hidden ingredients.

I prefer to use a multigrain pancake mix from Trader Joe's, a health food store right down the block from me. By only having to incorporate oil, milk and an egg to the mix it's very simple for any cook to make delicious pancakes.

One way to introduce new cooks into the kitchen is by asking them to help you make breakfast. Let he or she add in the ingredients and then fold in the batter. Maybe if they become interested in the recipe they can learn the proper techniques needed to make perfect pancakes. One of techniques is to use patience and let the food cook itself. Please do not be flipping the pancake when it has not begun to bubble up or get puffy.

After pouring in the mix, I let the pancakes cook for about two to three minutes on the first side, or until it starts to bubble up. Once the first side is complete, you only need to wait another minute to minute and a half until the pancake is golden brown and ready to be removed from the skillet.

The one knock I have on many fans of pancakes is that they top their flap jack with syrup, butter and even jelly. Butter is extremely fattening and in my opinion unnecessary to add on top of a pancake. Drizzling real maple syrup is all you need to enjoy a mouth watering, scrumptious pancake to begin your morning.