Some would say that eating chocolate chip pancakes once a week, every week is not healthy. To those people, I say, "You've obviously not had a good chocolate chip pancake because when they are this good, it doesn't matter."
And, can I just add, emotional health is just as important as physical health. This has become a relaxing, peaceful ritual and it helps me destress. I enjoy the act of whipping up batter and creating new flavors based on the type of chocolate laying around. Most of the time it's semi-sweet chocolate chips, but sometimes I will have stopped of at Whole Foods and picked up a fancy chocolate bar (of the dark chocolate variety) and I'll chop some of that up and throw it in.
It's fun, and I love it.
This past weekend, I escaped to my Mom's house with my laundry, and Sunday morning woke up to find:
NO PANCAKE MIX!
NO BISQUICK!
ONLY AN UNAPPETIZING BUTTERMILK MIX (Mom, toss that mix. Please.)!
I was desperate. So I turned to trusty google, and found the following recipe:
1.5 cups flour
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar*
1 + 1/4 cup milk
1 egg
3 tbsp butter, melted**
and, of course, chocolate!
*It's standard practice in my household to add a touch of extra sugar and a splash and a half of vanilla extract.
**I'd cut down the butter amount. It was quite strong and I had to add extra ingredients to tone down the butter flavor. I want pancake flavored pancakes, not butter flavored pancakes.
This is a fantastic recipe, and I see it becoming my go-to. It was easy to throw together, the batter was a great consistency, and I loved the coloring of the pancakes. I topped with maple syrup this time; I tend to vary in my toppings from week to week.
Do you have any weekend rituals?
Pancakes for sure! And catching up on my favourite blogs and also holiday planning. To me, that's what weekends are for :) xx
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