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I consider myself a bit of a pancake connoisseur. I absolutely love pancakes and I could probably eat them every morning if I could manage to keep the weight gain to a minimum.

When I am eating breakfast at a restaurant I always order pancakes. The best pancakes I have ever eaten were at The Bunnery in Jackson Hole, WY when I was vacationing there in the summer of 2005. The Bunnery uses a unique combination of ingredients they call their OSM mix (Oats, Sunflower, and Millet). I was pretty excited to see this unique take on pancakes since most restaurants stick to a more traditional recipe. This experience helped fuel my search for the perfect pancake recipe.

I realize that basic pancakes are pretty darn easy to make, but that hasn’t deterred me from my quest for the best mixture of ingredients. I will be the first to admit that my mix isn’t going to be the most delicious. I choose the ingredients because of the health benefits in addition to the unique taste they offer.

I have a basic recipe that I’ve been tweaking with different combinations of ingredients for a few years now. The base of this recipe uses a mixture of buckwheat flour and soy flour. To give the pancakes a nutty taste and some texture I add flax meal, rolled oats and walnut pieces. For some variation I add fruit from time to time. I’m not a baker nor a food scientist so I rely on trial and error to see what works well together. Here is the recipe in its current iteration:

• 1 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 cup soy flour (Bisquick works too)
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup flax meal
• 1 egg (Omega-3 eggs work well.)
• 2 cups soy milk (or 2 cups skim milk or one cup of each)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

From this you can choose any combination of optional ingredients. Here are a few suggestions:

• 1/2 cup of your favorite fruit (I use blueberries for the antioxidants)
• sunflower seed
• flax seed
• millet
• pecan pieces or walnut pieces

I have been making some variation of this recipe every Sunday for several years. This recipe will make about 12 waffles or small pancakes. I always make extra and freeze them so I can eat them throughout the week. I prefer waffles to pancakes because you can just toss them into the toaster right from the freezer. Try spreading some soynut butter over them before you add syrup.

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