Flax and Cornmeal pancakes & Food Processor Problems

Hello loyal follower(s)

On October 17 I wrote about needing to order replacement parts for our food processor.  The part that was broken was ordered plus two extra ones for future breakage.  TWO days later while grinding round steak into hamburger, the processor died.  Three days later it arose again from the dead while  an autopsy was being preformed.  When the processor was open up I expected to find gears in a transmission but found a simple belt off its track instead.  Regardez-vous!

I took the processor out on our "lawn" to get better light for this picture.  After fixing the belt and checking the other vital parts I declared the processor risen from the dead.

The food processor has return to it's rightful position at the left side of the stove, to serve Mr Nut and Cyndy forever more, or at least until the belt breaks.

I could not find a new food processor that had four blades for chopping, some we hope our processor has a long reign.





Now back to the flax flour and what to do with it.  The following recipe came right off of the package.

Flax Pancakes

Flax USA

serves 2

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 Cup - Flax Usa Organic Milled Flaxseed
• 2 Tsp - Baking Powder
• 1 Cup - Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/2 Tsp - Baking Soda
• 1 Tbsp - White Sugar
• 1 Cup - Low-Fat Buttermilk
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 Tsp - Salt
• 1 Tbsp - Canola Oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine flour, flax, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, mix egg, milk and oil with whisk.
3. Add liquid ingredients to dry ones. Gently stir until moistened, but do not over mix. Batter should be lumpy.
4. Spray griddle or pan with nonstick spray. Cook pancakes on hot griddle
5. Serve with toppings like sliced strawberries, hot cinnamon applesauce or peaches.

Of course I could not just let this recipe stand as it is.  Cyndy doesn't like pancakes, therefore I needed  a recipe for one person.  I added some cornmeal for crunch and eggbeaters for the egg.  I froze the eggbeaters in a ice cube tray, one cube equals one half of an egg (1/8 cup).  These recipes will be included in Mr Nut's favorite recipes.

Flax and Cornmeal Pancakes

based on recipe from Flax USA package

serves Mr Nut

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/8 Cup  Flax Usa Organic Milled Flaxseed
• 1 teaspoon  Baking Powder
• 1/2 Cup  Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/4 teaspoon  Baking Soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons  White Sugar
• 1/8 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 Cup Low-Fat Buttermilk
• 1/8 cup  Eggbeaters
• 1/4 teaspoon  Salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Canola Oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/8 flax, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/8 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar in a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, mix 1/8 cup eggbeaters, 1/2 cup milk and 1 1/2 teaspoons oil with whisk.
3. Add liquid ingredients to dry ones. Gently stir until moistened, but do not over mix. Batter should be lumpy.
4. Spray griddle or pan with nonstick spray. Cook pancakes on hot griddle
5. Serve with toppings like sliced strawberries, hot cinnamon applesauce or peaches.

That's all for today,

À bientôt, Mr Nut