Using Food Storage

Before I got my food storage organized, I would go to the dry pack cannery and just guess at what I needed. When I got my rotator shelf and began filling it up, I found that I had 3 times as much oatmeal as I thought. Although I'm fond of oatmeal, I'm not 20 cans fond of it, so I began brainstorming how I could use more oatmeal. I came up with this oatmeal pancake recipe. I'll make a couple of batches at one time and freeze the pancakes, put them in freezer bags, and then pop them in the microwave for 2 minutes. I have been having 1 every morning now for a couple of months. I have yet to get tired of them! Here's the recipe:

Combine in a large bowl:

4 cups oatmeal

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Combine in a smaller bowl:

4 cups (1 quart) buttermilk or regular milk

4 beaten eggs

2 cups unsweetened applesauce

1/4 cup melted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

Add liquid all at once to dry ingredients. Stir until dry and wet ingredients are combined, but don't over beat. Let the batter stand for 45 minutes. The batter will thicken, so add regular milk until it is the right consistency. Cook on a hot griddle and enjoy.

I place cooked pancakes on cookie sheets and freeze; then I transfer them to freezer bags and stick in the freeze. I'll take one out, microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes, and it's ready. Brooklyn asks for them every Saturday morning she's at my house. With the applesauce in the batter, she doesn't want any 'dippin' (pancake syrup).

Breakfast for dinner

Brooklyn wanted waffles for breakfast this morning, but I was a mean mom and didn't make them. To make it up to her we had breakfast for dinner.


Waffles (From my Mom's recipe book)


1 1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbs. sugar
1 c. milk
4 Tbs. oil or butter
2 eggs


Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add egg yolks and oil to milk. Add to dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Beat whites and fold into batter. Allow 4 to 5 minutes to cook(Or when your waffle maker light says their done). Serve hot.


I thought it would be fun to try something a little different with them. I had some apples in the fridge so I Googled apple filling and this is what I got.

Ingredients

3 c thinly sliced apples, ripe .
1 c unsalted margarine, softened .
6 tbsps brown sugar .
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice .
6 tbsps clover honey .
1 1/2 tsps ground cinnamon


Directions

Step #1 Heat 3 tbsps of margarine In a large-ish sauté pan over med-heat/flame.
Step #2 When bubbling, add the fruit & sauté 4 to 6 mins until softened.
Step #3 Stir in all remaining ingredients & put set aside to cool on the counter or in the refrigerator.
Step #4 When cool, fill crepes with desired amount (or in this case top waffles with filling)

This was the end result. YUMMY!!!