Apple Cinnamon Kefir Pancakes Recipe

Donna and I have been experimenting with fermented foods.  Cyndi Ball (see post 9/6/13) gave us a jar of kefir over Thanksgiving weekend.  It still had its grains so we could make more.  So I have been in a quest to find recipes to use up our kehir. I made this recipe last weekend.  It is so easy and the pancakes are crazy tasty.

I used a large apple instead of a small apple.  I kept about 1/4 to sprinkle on top of the pancakes with some crushed pecan pieces.  I did not want to add syrup since they tasted so good as presented.

Enjoy!

Apple Cinnamon Kefir Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients: §  1 cup dairy kefir §  1 tablespoon melted coconut oil, sunflower oil, or grapeseed oil §  1 teaspoon vanilla extract §  1/2 cup oats, ground in blender or food processor (can substitute 1/2 cup flour) §  1/2 cup flour §  1 egg §  1 tablespoon butter, melted §  1 tablespoon raw honey or maple syrup §  1 teaspoon baking powder §  ¼ tsp Baking Soda §  1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste) §  1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (to taste) §  1 small apple, chopped §  Chopped nuts (optional)  Instructions: 1.        In a bowl, mix together the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. 2.        In a blender, mix together the kefir, oil, vanilla extract, egg, butter, and honey or maple syrup. 3.        Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and blend just until smooth. 4.        Add the apple and mix just until combined (don't puree the apple). 5.        Drop 1/4 cup for each pancake on a hot griddle greased lightly with coconut oil or butter. Top the baking pancake batter with a few chopped nuts if desired. When the top of the batter is slightly dry (a couple of minutes), flip the pancake and cook on the other side. Makes 12 pancakes.