I offerred Crab either Banana Pancakes or Sweet Potatoes with Green Chilies and eggs for breakfast.
He couldn't decide and I decided to make the best of both worlds.
Sweet Potato Pancakes.
The best place to start is with a sweet potato.
Peel your sweet potato.
Chop into chunks.
Add to about 3 cups of water.
And start boiling.
As shelled pecans are about the same price as rubies.
We decided to start buying pecans in shells.
I got as cool nut cracker off Amazon.
But still going to be busy for a while.
Sit down and watch some Netflix.
A little under an hour later.
I've got about 2 cups of shelled nuts.
Time to get going on some pancakes.
1 cup of Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
1 Cup of Almond Flour.
I like to mix in the almond flour when going gluten free.
Makes it a little bit denser and gives it that nutty taste.
1 teaspoon salt.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
1 teaspoon nutmeg.
1 and a half cups milk.
I did about 1 cup milk and a half cup water.
Almond milk is expensive,
So I try to stretch it out.
Cloud offering to help taste test.
( I swear, this is just a perception picture)
Her tongue never touches the batter.
Probably.
Cloud had been looking a little mangy.
I gave her a bath and brushed some coconut oil in.
She's been looking like a grease ball stray since.
I'm a terrible mom.
But I laugh at her a little bit.
2 beaten eggs.
Mash up your boiled sweet potatoes.
Then add it to the batter.
It gives your batter a lovely orange color.
So pretty.
Not a big Paula Dean fan, there is not butter in my house.
Luckily, coconut oil can usually be substituted.
About 1/4th cup
Or about 3 huge spoonfuls.
About 3 handfuls of pecans.
Realize how quickly the pecans you spent hours cracking disappear.
A sprinkle of brown sugar.
About 2 tablespoons.
Some fresh ginger and cinnamon
I didn't really measure. Just grated straight into the bowl.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a hot skillet.
And when they start to get bubbly...
Flip them!
Apple Cider Vinegar Syrup
Start with about 2 cups of Apple Cider Vinegar.
Pour into a pot.
Add about 1 cup brown sugar
A spoonful or two of raw wildflower honey.
A few cinnamon sticks and some cloves.
A recipe I found said to thicken it with cornstarch.
I didn't have any cornstarch.
But the baking powder container was right in front of me.
Baking Powder had cornstarch!!...
Baking powder also has baking soda...
Fun reaction.
Watch it bubble for a while.
But how to thicken it?
One site suggested another 2 cups of sugar.
No thank you.
I'd like to keep it as healthy as possible.
Plain flavored protein powder.
Shifted in to avoid chunks.
Less than a 4th cup I believe.
Keep the lid on.
Let it simmer and bubble.
It smells pretty amazing.
Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
Stirring occasionally.
Right at the end I added a dash of milk.
It just calmed the flavors and gave it a creamy texture.
Delicious Apple Cider Vinegar Syrup.
I had saved a few chunks of sweet potatoes.
And a handful of pecans.
I threw those in a pan.
With cinnamon, honey and brown sugar.
And cooked them till candied.
Serve with fresh apple slices.
Eat entirely too many.
But pretend it is still healthy.
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