can pancakes be good for you!?
I can say "yes" confidently, more with a resounding HELLS YEAH!!
Ironically, this happened to be the perfect storm (yes, pun intended): not only was this my first crack at Paleo Pancakes, but I was racing against the clock because even though I had power, I didn't know for how long, thanks to Hurricane Irene. (I luckily survived the night with power, only to lose it half way through my meal).
At first glance, the ingredients seems sparse, dry and bland. Looks can be very deceiving. Here's a list of the ingredients:
*1 cup almond flour
*3 eggs (you may need more or less, depending on the size of your eggs)
*1/4 tsp vanilla extract
*1/4 tsp cinnamon
(After mixing the ingredients, the consistency was a little dry and I added a bit of half & half/cream.)
The best part about these pancakes is that they cook just like normal pancakes: cook them for a few minutes on each side until golden brown and BAM, you have Paleo Pancakes!
Now comes the hard part...no syrup! Syrup is pure sugar (or high fructose corn syrup), which causes your blood sugar to fly through the roof, then after the inevitable crash, you end up craving more sugar (carbs) and the viscous cycle is repeated. What is the result? This lovely statistic. So what DID I use? Peanut butter. Yes, I know peanut butter is NOT Paleo but its all I had left. However, the pancackes tasted just as good and this'll probably be my first breakfast meal after I get power back.
Felipe Polanco