Just In Time For Father's Day!

Just promised another Dana, over at Facebook, that I'd post this recipe. And now that I think about it, it's perfect for Father's Day Breakfast. Add some bacon and sausage, coffee with heavy cream, and you'll have a happy and healthy Dad. Each of these pancakes has as much protein as three eggs!

Flax Pancakes

1 cup flax seed meal
1 cup vanilla whey protein powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon Splenda granular
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oat flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup plain yogurt
2 eggs

In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients -- everything from the flax seed meal through the cinnamon -- and stir well to combine.

Spray your biggest skillet (or a griddle) with non-stick cooking spray, and put it over medium-high heat. (If your skillet or griddle has a good non-stick surface -- mine does -- you can skip the cooking spray.) Let it heat while you...

Whisk the yogurt and eggs into the dry ingredients, making sure there are no pockets of dry stuff left.

When your skillet is hot enough that a drop of water will skitter across the surface, it's time to cook! Scoop the batter with a 1/4 cup measure. Fry the first side until the edges look dry, then flip and cook the other side.

Serve with the topping of your choice; I like low-sugar jelly.

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12 pancakes, each with: 208 Calories; 10g Fat; 21g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 4 grams usable carb.

NOTE: If you don't have oat flour on hand, you could just whir some oatmeal in the blender. Or, really, probably just add a little more flax or protein powder, but I haven't tried that.