Whole-Wheat Bran Pancakes
- Yield: 14 pieces
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
Who says pancakes can't be good for you? These whole grain wonders aren't too sweet and will start your morning off right, a tight pack of energy punch for the day ahead.
Ingredients
- 1cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2cup wheat bran
- 2tablespoons sugar
- 1tablespoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
- 2-- eggs, lightly beaten
- 2cups 2 percent reduced-fat milk
- 6tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- -- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Whisk both flours, bran, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until uniform. Stir in eggs, milk and melted butter until fairly smooth. Batter will be thick.
- Spray a large skillet or griddle with nonstick spray and heat over medium heat. Working in batches, pour 1/4 cup batter per pancake into pan. Cook 2 minutes, until tops begin to bubble and edges look cooked. Flip, then cook until lightly browned and set, about 1 minute. Remove pancakes from skillet; repeat with remaining batter, spraying the pan between batches as necessary.
Recipe by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 130
- Glycemic Load 1
- Fat 7g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2g
- Cholesterol 40mg
- Sodium 300mg
- Potassium 85mg
- Carbohydrate 15g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 4g
- Protein 4g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 4%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Calcium 10%
- Iron 6%
