For almost two months now, 4 of us have been eating mostly Primal (think Paleo with more dairy). If you don’t know what Paleo is, think grain-free or only fruit, veggies, meat, nuts, and seeds.
It started with me trying to kick regular migraines, a nagging joint injury, and unstable blood sugar levels when I was hungry. Then Patrick jumped on board to lose weight. We felt so good, we bribed encouraged Ty and Grace to try.
While it’s been a little challenging missing our grain-heavy favorites, we have mastered pancakes.
Ingredients
Nuts (we’ve used any combo of cashews, almonds, walnuts, and pecans)*
Primal flour (think coconut or quinoa)
Oil
Baking Soda
Baking Powder
Salt
Apple cider vinegar
Vanilla
Eggs
Milk or Water
*You could probably get away with either nuts or flour. I like to grind my own nut flour due to cost but it never seems fine enough so I always add a little commercially ground flour to improve the texture. I also add hemp hearts sometimes.
Making the batter
- Preheat a non-stick skillet to medium-high heat while you mix the batter.
- Grind nuts and flour together in a high-powered blender or food processor. I usually do enough to make about 2 cups worth.
- Add about 3/4 tsp each of baking soda, powder, and salt. Grind again to mix.
- Add 2 tsp of vanilla, 1 TBSP of oil, 1 egg per cup of dry ingredients, 1 tsp of vinegar, and enough liquid to form a pancake batter.
- Blend well.
Cooking the Pancakes
Grease the pan using whatever fat you desire. I just pour the batter directly from the blender. I find Primal cakes tend to take a little longer to cook than traditional pancakes. You can adjust the thickness if you need to. I also add extra pecans to mine.
Serve with real maple syrup or agave (that’s how we roll).
These pancakes look awesome, can’t wait to try them.
I’d love to know how they work out for you!