Healthy Flax Pancake Mix Recipe

Healthy Flax Pancake Mix Recipe

By mystic_river1 from grouprecipes.com

15 minutes to make , For Serves 3

With this mix on hand, you can enjoy homemade pancakes on busy weekday mornings. This is also a great item to pack on camping trips. Be sure to refrigerate or freeze the mix as flaxseed meal is highly perishable.

Ingredients

• Makes 6 cups, enough for 3 batches of pancake
• 2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup buttermilk  powder
• 5 tablespoons dried egg whites, such as Just Whites
• 1/4 cup sugar 
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flaxseed meal
• 1 cup nonfat dry milk
• 1/2 cup wheat bran or oat bran 

How to make it

• Whisk flour, buttermilk powder, dried egg whites, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in flaxseed meal, dry milk and bran. Store in an airtight container.
• NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per cup: 485 calories; 10 g fat (1 g sat, 2 g mono); 14 mg cholesterol; 71 g carbohydrate; 29 g protein; 15 g fiber; 1331 mg sodium; 730 mg potassium.
• TIP: Ingredient Notes: Buttermilk powder, such as Saco Buttermilk Blend, is a useful substitute for fresh buttermilk. Look in the baking section or with the powdered milk in most supermarkets.
• Dried egg whites, such as Just Whites, reconstituted, can be substituted for fresh egg whites.
• You can find flaxseed meal at some natural-foods markets or mail-order it (try www.bobsredmill.com). It is highly perishable, so store it in the refrigerator or freezer. To make your own flaxseed meal, grind 2/3 cup whole flaxseeds to yield 1 cup.
• MAKE AHEAD TIP: Refrigerate in an airtight container or ziplock bag for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months.