Oatmeal Pancakes Or Waffles

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal or 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons splenda granular or 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 canola oil
• 2 whole eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (preferably stone ground) or 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4-1 1/4 cup skim milk (to thin batter as needed)

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over oats; stir to moisten.
• 2 add oil, egg, and 1 cup skim milk.
• 3 stir.
• 4 mix together salt, flour, splenda (or sugar) and baking powder.
• 5 add to oatmeal mixture and stir.
• 6 add enough remaining skim milk (3/4 to 1-1/4 cups) to make a medium thick batter (for waffles) or a thinner batter (for pancakes).
• 7 make 4-5 inch pancakes on hot griddle, letting them brown a little (about 2-4 minutes) or waffles in waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
• 8 note: batter is best if covered, refrigerated and left to sit overnight, but can be used immediately with very good results.