whole wheat waffles/pancakes

anyone have any good healthy recipes for waffles or pancakes? i've been trying to find some and the few i've tried haven't turned out very good.

Here's mine.  http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/7888 .html

I worked on that recipe for a month before I got it right.  They are very nice, light and taste great. You can use whole wheat flour in place of the cornmeal, or buckwheat flour, for a different taste.

1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tablespoon sugar

mix this together really, really well.  i use my fingers to blend it thoroughly.

in another bowl, (i use the tupperware shaker-mixer) mix

1 cup lowfat buttermilk
1 egg
2 tablespoons of oil

make sure the griddle is really hot.  then just before spooning onto the griddle, mix wet and dry together.  i use a whisk for about 10 seconds.  pour immediately onto griddle.

bake until bubbles form, and turn over and bake.

after i learned what "double-acting" meant in the baking powder, i refined my mixing technique.  (the first action happens when adding the liquid, the second is in the heating), so you want those to be as close together as possible.  this gives you a really light 100% whole wheat pancake. 

you can use skim milk (but delete the baking soda) and egg white instead of whole egg, too.

also, you can add 2 tablespoons of plain whey powder to boost the protein.  it doesn't seem to alter the taste at all.

i think to make it into a waffle (i haven't tried this yet) i would add a tablespoon more of oil, and separate the egg, and add the beaten egg white just at the last minute before baking. 

thanks guys! i'll have to try these out. 

hey i made elin's this morning (i don't have all the ingredients for claires) and i was going to sub in skim milk like  you said but then i looked in my recipe book under emergency substitutions and it said plain yogurt. i used vanilla but they turned out really good but now i'm out of syrup :( Thanks!

oh yeah and i made waffles, with 3 tbs of oil.

try mrbreakfast.com
there is a section on healthy recipes.. waffles pancakes eggs.. all things breakfast,its there!

I've had good luck using a standard pancake recipe and using the new white whole wheat flour in place of all or most of the white flour. You will stil need to up the liquid a bit, but it is fluffier than the red (standard) whole wheat and doesnt' have nearly as heavy a texture. I love to add blueberries, raspberries or whatever fruit I have around. 

I was just about to post this recipe when I saw your post.  This is a standing favorite around here, I'll never go back to "regular" pancakes!  My husband hates oatmeal so this is one of the ways I get it into him.  He raves about these.

Oatmeal Pancakes (serves 3-4 regular people or stuffs 1 hungry man and 1 starvin' woman! we're full for hours!)

• 1 1/4 cup rolled oats (I favor Bob's Red Mill, organic)
• 1 1/2 cup oat milk..or oat juice as Lewis Black would say.  Before we got off dairy, recipe was 1 cup fat free plain yogurt plus 1 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour (could substitute all purpose if you don't have pastry flour, but don't use all whole wheat, it's too heavy)
• 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped (I use food processor, hubby hates to detect walnuts)
• 2 T flax, ground (optional, not in the original recipe, but it's just plain good for you)
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs, lightly whipped

Blueberry Syrup

• 1 bag (2 cups) frozen blueberries (the super fruit!), thawed
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup

Pancakes: in large bowl combine oats with milk, add flours, walnuts, flax, honey, baking soda, salt and stir to combine.  Whip eggs and add to batter.  Batter will be thick. 

Cook over medium high heat (350 on our electric non-stick griddle).  These are hearty so it will take longer than typical fluffy white flour pancakes to cook.  Also, don't make them too big or you'll never flip them in one piece!   Ours end up about 4" across.

Syrup: In small sauce pan over low heat warm blueberries and syrup.  If you want syrup-y syrup, put thawed blueberries in blender before heating.  Makes a LOT of syrup if blended.  Lately we've been using an immersion blender to half-blend it, too much blueberry goodness was being left in the pan.  But if you've always wished you could have more syrup, blend it up and pour it on, it makes a lot and it's good for you!

Makes approx 14 4" pancakes.  We serve with an extra fried egg on top of each pancake stack.  YUM! 

Pancakes: assumes 3 servings in recipe

Calories: 424
From Fat: 132
Total Fat: 15 g (2 gm saturated)
Cholesterol: 150 mg
Sodium: 1218 mg
Total Carbs: 52g (all whole grain goodness!)
Fiber: 6g
Sugars: 13g
Protein: 18g
Vit A: 9%, Vit C: 0% Calcium: 17%, Iron: 11%

Syrup: again, assumes 3 servings (which is a generous portion)

Calories: 112
From Fat: 7
Total Fat: 1g (0 sat)
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 2mg
Carbs: 17g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 24g
Calcium: 2%, Iron: 2%