Hot Dish: Flippin' Good Banana Pancakes

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I agree! It's important to give your body the fuel it needs after the night's fast.  However, it happens to be the most difficult meal for vegans, especially if you're dining out. Most restaurant offerings rely on egg and dairy at the very least, even the oatmeal often contains milk. Since I've never been much of a going-out-for-breakfast kind of gal, I prefer to make my own at home.  My go-to morning meal is either roasted potatoes and/or a hot cereal, depending upon how hungry I am.  You know I'm avoiding white flour and processed carbs, but now then one enjoys a little puffy biscuit or fluffy pancake. For the past few weeks, I've been craving the latter. I haven't tried making a vegan version and honestly I was too lazy this morning to cook from scratch, but I recently discovered that Bisquick® baking mix contains no animal products, and that you don't need the egg suggested in every recipe on the box!  Well, I brought out my mixing bowl and with only three ingredients I whipped myself up a batch of golden, delicious pancakes. So good, absolutely worth the 11 PointsPlus it cost me.

Here's the recipe, such as it is:

Flippin' Good Banana Pancakes

• 1 cup Bisquick® Baking Mix (I used Heart Smart)
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup non-dairy milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)
• 1 medium banana, mashed

1. Mix together, pour onto griddle, cook until golden brown on each side. Serve with slices of banana and syrup of your choice. For me, only pure maple syrup will do.  Enjoy!

Makes 3 large-ish pancakes, serving amount depends on how hungry you are, and whether or not you want to share.

It's a mostly-sunny day here in Florida, am going to burn off these breakfast calories with a nice long walk.

Have a great day, enjoy your weekend!

Michele~

Breaking the Fast

 

We hear it all the time, Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day.  No problem convincing me as I happen to love the morning meal, as long as I'm the one preparing it.  I'm not a big going-out-to-breakfast kind of girl, think one can really get into trouble with those temping hot stacks and sweet rolls, not to mention a staple here in South Florida: the giant bagel! I'd prefer to avoid all of that and just lounge about in my nightie, sipping coffee and nibbling on my own AM concoctions.

As I mentioned yesterday, after a long carnivorous absence, I'm returning to my vegetarian lifestyle and even playing with Veganism.  Suddenly eggs are abhorrent to me, certainly limits breakfast options! Digging around in the frozen section of the grocery store, I came across this meal from one of my favorite companies, Amy's. I figured this would be a good way to try out egg alternatives. I popped this baby into the microwave this morning and settled down with a fresh cup of java. Oh, my goodness! After ooh-ing and ahh-ing over each mouthful, I had to run to my computer and post a review.  This dish is hearty, am sure it will easily hold me over til lunchtime, and the flavors and consistency are perfection! I would definitely enjoy this several mornings a week and look forward to trying more egg substitutes. 

Note: this meal is is a bit higher than I normally "spend" on breakfast but since it's so filling, healthy & delicious, it's definitely worth the 8 Points Plus.

Have a Beauty-Full Day,