Five-Grain Buttermilk Pancakes with Raspberry Honey
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Randy Mon
Yields Makes 12 pancakes
Time: 45 minutes. Beating the egg whites and folding them into the batter makes these hearty, nutritious pancakes surprisingly light in texture.

How to Make It

Step 1
1

Preheat oven to 200°. In a medium bowl, whisk yolks. Whisk in honey, 2 tbsp. oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Whisk into wet ingredients until just combined. Stir in oats.

Step 2
2

Heat remaining 1 tbsp. oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, beat egg whites with a whisk or electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.

Step 3
3

Swirl oil to coat pan; pour excess into a heatproof cup. Ladle batter into pan in 1/3-cup portions and cook until bubbles form and edges look dry, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until browned, 3 minutes more. Keep warm on a baking sheet in oven as you cook. Serve with warm Raspberry Honey or maple syrup.

Step 4
4

*Available at most Whole Foods Markets.

Step 5
5

Note: Nutritional analysis is per pancake, with 1 tbsp. Raspberry Honey.

Ingredients

 3 eggs, separated
 2 tablespoons honey
 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
 1/2 cup amaranth flour*
 1/2 cup teff flour*
 1/2 cup millet flour*
 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  Maple syrup or

Directions

Step 1
1

Preheat oven to 200°. In a medium bowl, whisk yolks. Whisk in honey, 2 tbsp. oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Whisk into wet ingredients until just combined. Stir in oats.

Step 2
2

Heat remaining 1 tbsp. oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, beat egg whites with a whisk or electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.

Step 3
3

Swirl oil to coat pan; pour excess into a heatproof cup. Ladle batter into pan in 1/3-cup portions and cook until bubbles form and edges look dry, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until browned, 3 minutes more. Keep warm on a baking sheet in oven as you cook. Serve with warm Raspberry Honey or maple syrup.

Step 4
4

*Available at most Whole Foods Markets.

Step 5
5

Note: Nutritional analysis is per pancake, with 1 tbsp. Raspberry Honey.

Five-Grain Buttermilk Pancakes with Raspberry Honey

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