These pancakes are a big mish-mash of ingredients I happened to have on hand one Saturday morning. The result was some really delicious pancakes!
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsp flaxseed meal
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1/2 of a banana, mashed
1/2 tsp tsp vanilla
Combine flour, flax, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to dry ingredients, stirring until combined. Pour onto a hot griddle and cook each side until golden brown.
Cole asked me to spell his name with the pancake batter, so I did, not realizing that I was creating a monster. Now every Saturday morning I must make pancakes that spell ‘Cole’. Luckily Bennett hasn’t caught onto this yet. Anyway, these were very yummy pancakes, and I liked that they were quite filling and had lots of nutritious ingredients in them. I especially liked the cottage cheese; it complimented the sweetness of the applesauce and banana very nicely. You don’t even really need syrup on these pancakes because they have a lot of flavour already. Well ok, maybe a little syrup. What’s a pancake without syrup, right?
My kids like to whine, especially when it comes to the food they eat, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to make tasty and healthy meals for them. Follow along as I share family-friendly recipes and reviews from my picky family members, who I lovingly call “The Whine Critics.” 
