Purcell Pancakes

DRY INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour

1 c. rolled oats(I prefer the old fashioned oats)

1/4 c. wheat germ

2 T. sunflower seeds or finely chopped walnuts

4 tsp. baking powder

1 T. sugar

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt (if desired)

1/8 t. cinnamon                                   

1/8 t. ground cloves

1/8 t. nutmeg

 

WET INGREDIENTS

1 c. lowfat milk

1/2 c. buttermilk

2 eggs or 1 egg white and 1 whole egg

1 T. oil

1/2 banana, mashed

1 medium apple, finely chopped

2 T. raisins or currants

1 t. grated lemon peel(opt

1 t. vanilla extract

Directions:  

In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients. In a second bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and oil.  Stir in the bananas, apple, raisins or currants, lemon peel, and vanilla. On a hot, lightly greased griddle, use about 3 T. batter for each pancake, flattening the batter with the back of a spoon.  Cook the pancakes over moderately low heat until they are golden brown on the bottom.  Then flip them over, and cook them until the undersides are golden brown. This recipe as written is supposed to make 12-14 large pancakes. 

*After moving to Long Island in 1995, Rand was quickly called as the Terryville Ward mission leader.  He determined that 8:00 a.m. every Saturday morning was a great time to have correlation meeting with the missionaries.  The meeting always began in our home with a huge breakfast.  Elder Purcell, a new Samoan missionary from California, kept complaining that he was losing weight in the mission field.  Each week, Rand determined that we would have to fill up Elder Purcell but it was always to no avail.  When everyone else was stuffed, Elder Purcell was still hungry.  One school morning after serving “Susan’s Oatmeal Pancakes” found in Jane Brody’s Good Food Book, I was sure I had finally found a recipe which would fill up Elder Purcell.  Saturday morning arrived with extra anticipation and excitement.  We probably multiplied this recipe eight times.  This time Elder Purcell would definitely leave full and satisfied.  No other elder(or Smith family member could eat more than two pancakes.)  Elder Purcell ate thirteen when we finally ran out of batter.  He could have eaten even more.  We were in total amazement.  We then changed the name to Purcell Pancakes in his honor and state, “Any  missionary who eats more than thirteen will have the name of these pancakes  changed to his name in his honor.”  Elder Purcell’s record has never been broken.  No one has even come close.