secret recipe club: whole wheat honey pancakes

i don't know what i was thinking when i chose these whole wheat honey pancakes from itzy's kitchen for my secret recipe club selection this month. don't get me wrong, it took me no time to make them and the flavor is great. no matter what i do, cooking pancakes is one thing i have yet to master. (and cooking rice, but that's another story all together. how come i can make ravioli from scratch, endless varieties of risotto, towering layer cakes, and jam with ease, but two simple things always defeat me?!) i thought i had mastered them last winter, and it wasn't until i was elbow deep in wheat flour and honey making these when i realized those carrot pancakes were made on my electric stove, which thankfully was kicked to the curb a couple months ago in exchange for gas. long story short, my heat and timing were all off and the first two batches were either burnt to a crisp or raw in the middle. luckily the last batch came out perfectly brown and cooked through.

and had i been able to cook the darn things, these pancakes make the perfect weekend breakfast. the wheat flour fills you up without being thick. we've all had bad diner pancakes that sit like a rock in our stomach. these are not those pancakes. they're the perfect breakfast to fuel an afternoon of weeding, lawn mowing, or spending the day lazing around.

i can't write about itzy's kitchen without sending a huge congratulations to erica and her husband josh. in the last month, she went from very pregnant to a new mom!

for more information on the secret recipe club, including the list of participating bloggers, featured recipes from members, and instructions on how to join, visit the all new secret recipe club website! due to overwhelming popularity of the src - and 139 participating bloggers - this month's posts are split into three groups. today is the first group's posting date. check the src website on august 22 and 29 for groups two and three's posts.

check out my previous src posts below
minted pineapple lime agua frescabreakfast tacos
simple almond sandwich cookies
roasted banana rum cake

whole wheat honey pancakes
adapted from itzy's kitchen
20 minutes, makes 10 pancakes

1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup honey
2 egg whites
1 cup low fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
up to 1/4 cup whole milk

1. preheat your skillet on medium heat.


2. in a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, buttermilk, and honey until well blended. add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix just until blended.


3. mix in the olive oil and vanilla. add the milk about one tablespoon at a time until the mixture is thick but runny.


4. coat your skillet with nonstick spray. pour about 1/4 cup batter per pancake. cook until lightly browned, about a minute on each slide. serve with real butter and maple syrup.