This morning I tried my had at making pancakes made with coconut flour instead of using pancake mix, bisquik or whole wheat flour.
Here's what they were supposed to look like.
Mine did not look like that.
I used the recipe from this website. The directions were easy to follow. I wasn't sure what coconut nectar was so I skipped it. Nectar, to me, suggests something sweet. I was going to use some honey but I tasted the pancake batter and thought it was sweet enough. I don't like my pancakes too sweet. I like my toppings to be sweet. I don't think that by not adding the coconut nectar I messed them up.
The recipe said to make them small. So glad I did. They were super delicate and broke easily. I also had a hard time telling when it was just the right time to flip them over. They don't bubble in the same way as traditional pancakes.
The Boy didn't like them. He said they were too coconutty. The Girl said they were just OK but then changed her tune after she drowned them in butter and syrup. I'm not sure if Bean had any. I left the house for the morning before she ate her breakfast, but when I got home, I ate the leftover pancakes and offered her a bite. She wouldn't eat any. I don't know if it was because she was full or if she didn't like it. Hubby said they were good but he could tell they were full of fiber. I liked the flavor, but thought the mouth-feel was grainy.
I would definitely make them again. I wonder if using a different recipe would produce a less grainy product. Then again, maybe it's just a characteristic of coconut flour. It'll be both yummy and fun finding out.
I wasn't "awake" one morning, and put in almond extract into my batter instead of vanilla. In the words of Nicholas, "It smelled good, but then it tasted like poison." I'm never going to live that one down.
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