Make A Banana Pancake Recipe To Use Up Old Bananas

By Andrew Cook

When bananas start to go bad they go bad fast. You have to use them up in just about anything you can think of. They do not really taste good alone so you have several options. You can make banana muffins or banana bread but that takes some time. To make a banana pancake recipe you only need a few supplies and over ripe bananas.

Nothing should go to waste and that includes bananas that are starting to turn brown and speckled. This is when they are the best for banana pancakes. You do not want to use any banana that is black once the skin has been peeled off. But if they are a little mushy they will work well in banana pancakes.

You will need two bowls to make these pancakes. In the first one measure one cup of white flour, one tablespoon sugar, one fourth teaspoon of salt and two teaspoons of baking powder. You will want to combine all these ingredients and go to the next bowl.

In bowl number two beat one egg well. Measure two tablespoons vegetable oil and one cup of milk and add it to the egg. Remove the peel from two bananas that are over ripe. Put them in a cereal bowl and mash them with a fork until they are mashed down well. Throw the banana in with egg milk combination and whisk this well with a large kitchen whisk. Now start to gradually add the mixture in the first bowl. Whisk each addition in until all mixed. If the batter gets too heavy switch to a large spoon to stir this extremely lumpy batter.

Heat a skillet on the stove and add a little vegetable oil to the bottom. Take about one fourth cup of the batter and pour it into the skillet. Once the one side gets brown turn it over for the other side to brown as well then remove to a platter and place a little bit of butter on top.

You can add other ingredients to the banana pancakes in order to give them a little more flavor and unexpected zing. Make peanut butter and banana pancakes by adding 1 or 2 tablespoons of your favorite peanut butter and then spread jelly on top. To make a great dessert pancake add 1 fourth cup of mini chocolate chips to the batter. You can do this with the peanut butter and make chocolate, peanut butter, banana pancakes. Another way to make an interesting pancake is to add a fourth cup of sliced strawberries to the batter.

There are many things you can put on top of your pancakes. You can use syrup or just put on some whipped cream. To make a dessert pancake you can put on chocolate syrup. Honey or caramel sauce that is normally used for ice cream is good. You can make these pancakes for breakfast or lunch and they even come in handy as a special dessert.

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