Since the summer we've been trying to eat more gluten-free after discovering that gluten was the source of Elise's tummy aches and moodiness (she is a new girl...a happy one). I hope that we can return to eating normal again someday, but for now it's required learning some new eating habits. Ones that don't break the bank preferably and are still nutritious to boot. A friend introduced us to blender pancakes/waffles and we now do them at least once each week. There are dozens of recipes out there for them, but here's what we do (after experimenting with various methods/proportions). If you can tolerate gluten, adding 1/4 c. rye flour helps the phytates in the oats break down better to make them more digestible.
Blender Pancakes or Waffles
The night before you make them, mix together:
4 c. old-fashioned oatmeal
4 c. buttermilk or kefir or yogurt (thinned with water to pourable consistency)
Put in a bowl and stir until combined. Let sit out on counter overnight or up to 24 hours. I've also tried soaking them right in the blender, but often it's a hard workout to blend it up the next morning as it's a very thick consistency.
In the morning, put in blender in this order (you want liquids on the bottom for best blending):
1 c. milk/kefir/liquid of some sort
4 eggs
2-3 t. salt
the oatmeal/buttermilk mixture
Blend thoroughly. Pour back into bowl, add:
4 t. baking powder
1/4 c. melted butter or coconut oil
Stir gently and then fry as per usual on your griddle or waffle iron. You can also add a bit more liquid if it seems too stiff. Sometimes I have added the baking powder right to the blender and it's caused a huge amount of foaming so that it overflows the blender, so now we add it last. You can also add the butter right into the blender if you want too. If doing Trim, Healthy Mama, I believe these would be an E but you likely would want to ensure you use 1% buttermilk or kefir and reduce butter to just a few tablespoons. (I'm not an expert though).
These are very hearty pancakes and this size of batch feeds our whole family of 7 (one being a baby who doesn't eat much, but she still loves them).
