Banana or Not - Oat Pancakes

These pancakes are wonderful! They are tasty, healthy, and very filling. I love them!
YIELD: 3 servings - serving size: 4 pancakes
One serving is 9 Weight Watchers points.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking or old fashioned oats
1 tablespoon sugar or 3 packets of Truvia
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup nonfat buttermilk or milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1  large egg
Cooking spray
2 bananas (optional) - if using, I do not add sugar.
1. Combine the first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
2. Combine buttermilk, butter, and egg in a small bowl. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
3. If using banana, mash it up and stir into batter.
4. Heat a nonstick griddle over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Spoon about 2 1/2 tablespoons batter per pancake onto griddle. Turn pancakes over when tops are covered with bubbles; cook until bottoms are lightly browned.
If you do not use sugar one serving will be 8 Weight Watchers Plus Points.

Hoot-N-Nanny Pancakes

These fun delicious pancakes have several different names... My husband's family calls them Hoot-N-Nanny Pancakes. I call them Magic Pancakes, well because I could never remember what my in laws called them and I had no idea they had any other name AND because they really really are MAGIC.  Apparently they are also called German Pancakes. No offence to any Germans (my ancestors are German) but this is a little boring compared to the later options. 

This is by far one of my favorite breakfasts.  BY FAR!  I also love it for dinner too but my hubby doesn't necessarily like breakfast for dinner.

Are you ready for the MAGIC???




No. Really, are you ready?





Okay,  I warned you!

 Isn't it B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L???

 LUSCIOUS?

 Okay, the finger just ruined it...

 OH, NO... I'm SO sorry!  This is the kind of crap I have to put up with... all - of - the - time!
This is my brother in law trying to get his face on my blog... It worked.

And here is the recipe cause by now I know your mouth is watering.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

For a 9x9 baking dish you will need:

• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Maple Syrup & Powdered Sugar (Optional)

When I took these pictures I made it in a 9x13 baking dish and doubled the recipe so if your amounts of ingredients look a little different don't worry.

Place butter in a microwave safe mixing bowl.

Melt it in the microwave.  It only takes about 20 seconds or so.

 Crack eggs into the butter and whisk.  Then add the dry ingredients.

 Now the milk and vanilla.  Now beat really well.

 Spray your baking dish well and dump the very thin and runny batter into dish.  Place in oven for about 30 minutes.  Be sure the middle isn't too jiggly when you take it out of the oven.

 NOW, MAKE SURE YOU LET THE KIDS SEE THIS!  IT IS MAGIC YOU KNOW~

Ummm Ummm Chewy Granola Bars

I LOVE THESE BABIES!

I have tried a few different granola bar recipes and this is by far the tastiest and easiest I have come up with.  I love that you can add just about anything your imagination can come up with too... So much fun and pretty healthy snack.

I used white chocolate in these.  I must say I like milk chocolate much more.

You will need:

4 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2/3 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 cups your favorite chocolate chips

1 cup your favorite peanut butter

Preheat oven to 325.

Mix together all ingredients except chocolate chips.  I've found that a large metal spoon works great to work the honey and peanut butter into the dry ingredients.  Once it is well incorporated stir in the chocolate morsels.

Generously spray a 9x13 pan and firmly press mixture into the pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until light brown.  It must begin to brown.

Let cool for about ten minutes or so and cut into bars. 

ENJOY!

Mountain Man Breakfast

This is an all time favorite of mine. Come to think of it, it is a favorite of just about anyone I know that has ever had it. Ummm.... This is so good! I grew up eating it every time we'd go camping. It's always so good on a nice cool morning cooked in a well seasoned Dutch Oven over hot coals. BUT, I've decided it's just as amazing when my husband wakes up and makes it for us on any Sunday morning of any month of the year. You can even make it into a breakfast burrito with just one extra ingredient, tortillas.

Now, before you go on and read the ingredients let me tell you this is a HEARTY meal! And NOT in any way heart healthy. Also, these amounts will feed 8-10 people. But you can easily alter the amounts of the ingredients about however you want and it will still turn out good. You can use one of both meats, less or more hashbrowns, less eggs... You get it right.

Ingredients:
1 lbs bacon, cut into one inch pieces
1 lbs breakfast sausage
1 lbs hashbrowns
12 eggs
1 lbs cheese
Optional: onion, peppers, tortillas

In a large Dutch Oven or pan over medium high heat begin by cooking the bacon pieces. When the bacon is about half way cooked add the sausage. Stir frequently so it does not stick or burn. When the sausage is browning add the hashbrowns to the meat. The bacon and sausage grease in the pan will keep the hashbrowns from burning and also give them great flavor. Stir together well and cover, still stirring often. As the hashbrowns begin to brown crack the eggs into the mixture and stir. When the eggs are cooked through mix half of the cheese in and top with the other half. Then, ENJOY! I like mine just plain but my husband and kiddos like theirs with sour cream and salsa.

Light Crisp Waffles

Makes about eight four inch waffles.

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, separated
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks, milk and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

In a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Fold into batter.

Cook as you would any waffles on a waffle iron. Top with whatever you like. Fresh friut, syrup, powdered sugar, or my favorite peanut butter then hot syrup to melt it... So Good!

MUFF NUTZ or French Breakfast Puff

The name Muff Nutz you ask? Simple... Its a Doughnut & a Muffin mixed, but not fried.

I found this recipe on The Pioneer Woman's blog.  When I find something I like or want to make I normally find a few other similar recipes and take a little something from each and put it together how I want it... Well I just couldn't see anything I wanted to change with this one, it is pe pretty much perfect in every way. REALLY! Okay except I do like to add more Nutmeg, but you can be the judge of that.
Please take my advice though and double or triple the recipe while you're making it now because these babies are good and they freeze wonderfully after they are cooled completly.  When you're ready for one just nuke it for 30 seconds or so.

Ingredients:
3 cups Flour
3 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 cup Sugar
⅔ cups Shortening (Crisco)
2 whole Eggs
1 cup Milk
Coating:
1-½ cup Sugar
3 teaspoons Cinnamon
2 sticks Butter

Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 12 muffin cups.
In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a different bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and shortening. Then add eggs and mix again.
Add flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
In a bowl, melt 2 sticks butter. In a separate bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip baked muffins in butter, coating thoroughly, then coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture.


Goes great with Hot Cocoa or Coffee!

Egg In The Hole SANDWICH

This the traditional Egg In The Hole but easily turned into a breakfast sandwich... We love this at my house!

You will need:

Two pieces of bread

Butter/Margarine

Egg

Sausage Pattie or any other breakfast meat, cooked and hot

 Spread butter entirely over both sides of two pieces of bread

 On one piece use a cookie cutter or a cup to cut a whole into the bread.

 This is what it looks like.

 Place both pieces of bread in a hot flying pan over medium high heat.  Crack egg and put in the hole of the bread. 

Salt & Pepper the egg.

Now you will need to flip the both pieces of bread this is what the egg in the hole will look like.

Now is when you will need your breakfast meat.

 Remove both pieces of bread from pan and place on plate.  Put your meat on one piece.

 My husband loves chili sauce on his!

Now place together as a sandwich, eat it, & love it.