The Pancake

Ooops, sorry it's been a whole week since I blogged. This past week stretched my ability to juggle work and home life. A situation at work required me to work lots of hours - late nights and last weekend. I missed several dinners (a big no no in our house!) and the pumpkin patch. But I tried to make up for it by sneaking off to pick Amelia up from school to take her to Chick Fil A, and I went to Sophia's Halloween Carnival, and I spent some extra time with Henry in the wee hours of the morning - the timing of the encounter wasn't my choice, but I tried to make the most of it, because I knew my little guy missed me.

(But my real reason for not blogging is that my USB cord for the camera was all tangled up in some other cords, and I didn't have it in me to untangle it. Okay?)

I have searched and searched for the perfect pancake recipe. Every Sunday (usually) I make a giant batch of pancakes, and we eat them all week long. Sophia's family job is to make breakfast, and it's easy for her to take the frozen pancakes and wrap them in paper towels and microwave them. Every week for years, I would try different pancake recipes and play with them to try to improve them. I wanted a pancake that was hearty and yummy, which everyone would love.

And then, one day, I found The Pancake. And I haven't made a different kind since (except sometimes to add pumpkin to it in the fall).

Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes
by Martha Stewart

2 cups flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil + more for cooking

In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and 1 cup oats. Pulse to coarsely grind the oats. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and oil. Add dry ingredients and 1 cup oats and whisk until just combined. Cook in skillet with remaining oil.