Maybe you’ve heard of the “first pancake principle,” which allows for a little messiness and failure the first time you try a new thing. It’s based on the idea that the first pancake of every batch is the worst one.
Good news! With these oven-baked pancakes, there’s no “first pancake” since every single one comes out delicious. They’re sweet without tasting greasy or oily. (Plus, you’re far less likely to fill your kitchen with smoke the way frying-pan pancakes sometimes can.) Treat yourself and enjoy!
Organic Whole Wheat Oven-Baked Blueberry Chocolate Pancakes
This recipe makes about 24 silver-dollar pancakes (each one is about two inches across).
Time: 25 minutes start to finish
Ingredients:
¾ cup organic whole wheat flour
¾ cup organic all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon organic sugar
1 teaspoon organic baking powder*
¼ teaspoon salt**
3 tablespoons organic butter, melted
2 cups organic almond milk
1 organic egg, beaten
Stir together dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt) in one bowl.
Stir together wet ingredients (melted butter, beaten egg, almond milk) in another bowl.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
For baking, use a muffin tin to ensure your pancakes are perfectly round and regular. Non-stick ceramic-coated tins work great for this!
Add one large spoonful of batter for each pancake.
Add your desired toppings to each pancake. (This step is fun for kids who like to create smiley faces!) In this video, we add frozen organic blueberries and organic dark chocolate chips. You can also add chopped organic bananas, organic strawberries, organic walnuts, etc. Let us know if you find a winning combination!
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for 12 minutes.
Garnish with organic maple syrup and a dash of organic cinnamon.
Yum!
* Did you know baking powder can be organic? That’s because it contains ingredients that come from corn.
** Since salt is a mineral, it does not have a USDA organic designation. Just use regular salt and enjoy!
Why Choose Organic Ingredients?
Healthy For You – Healthy For the Whole Community
When farmers get certified organic, it means they’ve committed to farming in ways that protect public health. Not only are their products (like the eggs, wheat, almonds, and blueberries used in this recipe) free from harmful synthetic pesticides, meaning those harmful chemicals won’t be passed on to you when you eat them, but the methods of organic agriculture go above and beyond to protect whole communities.
Organic agriculture reduces the amount of harmful synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones that people might be exposed to through the environment. That includes the water they drink and the air they breathe. Organic farming protects water quality by not using synthetic pesticides or fertilizers that can run off and contaminate drinking water. Additionally, organic management improves soil structure to better retain water and nutrients, and as a result, reduces leaching of fertilizers and pesticides into waterways.
Organic agriculture protects nearby rural and urban communities from exposure to synthetic pesticides that may persist in the air, water, and soil. People who live in agriculturally intensive regions of California are at 69 times the risk of poisoning from exposure to pesticide drift than other regions.
Children have a higher risk of exposure to these harmful chemicals because they play outside and on the ground. Being exposed to these chemicals can cause cognitive problems, lower memory and intelligence, impaired brain development, and increased risk of diabetes and asthma. By prohibiting use of these dangerous chemicals, organic agriculture plays an important role in protecting communities from harmful exposures.
Organic crops, milk, and meat are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, as well as significantly lower levels of harmful chemical residues. Even processed foods that have been certified organic must be made with organic ingredients and use fewer than 100 processing aids and additives, compared to over 3,000 permitted in non-organic food.
Organic also promotes health by producing fruits and vegetables high in nutrients like antioxidants, as well as meat and dairy with beneficial fatty acid profiles. In short, organic ingredients are worth it!
Choose your farmer – choose organic.
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