Pancakes and Homemade Syrup

I thought I'd share the recipe I like best for pancakes. Also, within the last couple months I've been making our syrup and it is starting to grow on me. You can get imitation maple flavoring or the real stuff. I just happen to get Mapleine at Walmart to start out. I don't like the fact that it has sulfiting agents though so once I'm done with it, I'll probably go with the real stuff.

Pancakes

1 Cup of all-purpose flour or soft wheat if you grind your wheat
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 beaten egg
1 cup of milk
2 Tbsp. cooking oil

Heat skillet to 325* or heat up frying pan on medium. Mix well the dry ingredients with the wet until just blended. Pour desired amount and cook till lightly brown. Flip and do the same. Keep warm in the oven or a covered plate.

*I use buttermilk, and decrease baking powder to 1 tsp. and add about 1/2 tsp. of baking soda. I also add cinnamon to ours if I add fruit like bananas, berries, and apples. Also we usually triple the recipe and get about 18-20 hand size pancakes. What's left over we freeze for later during the week's breakfast.

Homemade Syrup

Boil 1 Cup of water. Add 2 Cups of sugar. Add 1/2 tsp. Mapleine and stir. I boil this over medium heat for about 5-8 minutes. Let it completely cool and store in the refrigerator. Serve in a syrup dispenser.

* I've also used Blackstrap Molasses to flavor it instead of Mapleine. You have to add 1-2 Tbsp. but it works well too. Also, it's thinner than the syrup from the store, but a little of it over your pancakes goes a long way. I also double or triple this recipe and keep the extra in a mason jar in the fridge.
That's all there is to it. Definitely worth the $2+ savings for us!

We usually have this for breakfast on Saturday mornings while we listen to the children's radio programs that come on our local Christian radio station. Shows like Paws and Tales, Adventures in Odyssey, and Down Gilead Lane.

Hope you have an outstanding breakfast this Saturday. If you happen to have pancakes, maybe you'll remember me.