Coconut Flour Pancakes

Ironically, before I quit gluten, I was never a big fan of pancakes. I kind of rejoiced, actually, that now I had a valid excuse to turn them down without openly admitting I (shhh) didn't like them. Pancakes? Oh, they have gluten in them. I can't eat them. That's too bad. Darn!

I'd had coconut pancakes before and they were pretty much the only pancakes I didn't feel like I needed a full glass of milk to wash them down with. I'm also not a big milk drinker, either. So that's really saying something.

My husband, on the other hand, (and children for that matter) can't get enough of pancakes. He grew up with a tradition of pancake breakfasts on Saturday morning and we've carried it on as much as we can. How we were going to replace this tradition was going to prove especially difficult.

Then, as if inspired, a friend of mine posted this recipe on Facebook and I took it and tweaked it a little bit. 

I doubled the recipe. It only makes 6 cakes in a single batch. Second, I used only coconut options. I think it gave the pancakes a richer flavor. And finally, I found I liked just a little bit more coconut flour than it calls for. Let's just say I've had no problems scarfing these bad boys down! The other plus? They are more nutritionally dense than pancakes made with refined white flour. Win!

Ingredients:

6 eggs 
6 tbsp coconut oil
6 tbsp coconut milk
3 tsp  honey
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
8 tbsp coconut flour
1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder (Click for List of Gluten Free Baking Powders)

Directions: 
1. Melt the coconut oil. Over low heat in a frying pan works best. You don't want to damage the fats by doing it in the microwave in high heat. Mix together all the wet ingredients.

2.Add in dry ingredients. Mix well.

3. Melt coconut oil on skillet over medium heat. Scoop a little less than 1/4 cup batter and pour on the skillet. Pancakes will be about 4-5" wide.

4. You can butter them, and/or just add 1 tbsp pure maple syrup. For the whole plate. Not each cake.

If you're gonna go sweet, make sure it is unrefined. Although, it is truly best to skip it altogether because of the honey in the batter. You really don't need it. Slice some bananas and fry up some bacon. Voila. The Saturday tradition lives on.