Big Skillet Pancake

 

I created this quick skillet  (pan)cake in an effort to not stand at the stove flipping individual pancakes in the morning. We needed a quick healthy alternative to standard flapjacks- which are still our favorite. This is not like a flapjack, more like a cross between a quick bread and a german pancake. But, you can slather it with butter and maple syrup. It is warm and wholesome in the morning, or for a snack. Its currently on rotation at our house about once a week.

I use various combinations of the grains I have on hand. Even making it gluten free once or twice. 

1 cup of flour 

( if you use all purpose you will get a fluffy but rather tasteless cake. My favorite is 1/2 cup all purpose, 1/2 cup fresh ground whole wheat or buckwheat, or a combination of the two. Sorghum also works well in this recipe.)

4 eggs

1 cup of milk
1tbsp baking powder 

pinch of salt

2 tbsp butter

Set oven to 400. Place your skillet on the middle rack with the butter to melt as the oven warms. My skillet is pretty big! You could use a 9x11 cake or casserole dish. 

Whisk together the eggs and add milk, then the pinch of salt. Sift in your flour and stir until well blended. 

Place in the preheated oven, and cook for about 10 mins or until the top is slightly golden and the center feels firm. You don't need to let it cool before serving. The cake is dense and slightly spongy. Top with a fat pat of butter and maple syrup or fruit or jam. 

April . . . is not winter.

In Maryland you just never know what spring will bring. Often it is winter until one day it is summer. Yesterday, before the new cold front, we found we aren't the only ones waiting for warmer days.

Almost Spring

Snowdrops!! Every February we anxiously await these little slips of green and white. February is an in-between time. The days are still short and cold, but the smell of earth and the angle of the sun remind me of what is to come. My mind starts dreaming of spring projects and plans for the coming season. My body is still slow and chilly, wanting to stay tucked inside by the fire. Plans this month are always tentative, with late winter storms bringing snow and ice, or melting rains and swift floods. 

So, Ive come to expect the unexpected in February, and go easy on myself. Slowly finishing the plans of winter. Excitedly looking forward. These little flowers tell me " its time, its time" to let the spring planning begin.

I found a tiny snowdrop, 

A-blooming in the cold, 

I'll share with you a secret

the little flower told.

Though winter still is here

He hasn't long to stay, 

I came across to tell you, 

That spring is on its way. 

          - Christina T. Owen 

SwEET WEDNESDAYS

This really is the Best Chocolate Chip Skillet cookie. Make sure to follow all the steps, they are fun and worthwhile.