Kentucky Oatmeal Pancakes

Those of you who know me, never questions my recipes – I am a professional, certified, bonafide, connoiseur of fine food.  This is one of those recipes – totally to die for.
I make these pancakes for my boys nearly every Sunday – have for several years and it is the most requested Sunday breakfast/brunch food by far.  Now add some Kentucky Pepper Bacon to this meal to make it fit for Barbaro, Giacomo, Smarty Jones or Secretariat.  

1 cup old fashioned or quick cooking oats 1/4 cup all purpose flour 2 tablespoons Sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder – Calumet, of course – http://www.CalumetFarm.com

1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon Salt1 1/4 cups of Buttermilk – or I cheat sometimes and use regular milk or half and half2 eggs
1/4 stick of unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon of Mexican Vanilla – get the good stuff from the Mexican Grocery
 
Combine the first 6 dry ingredients in a large bowl.  Whisk buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla in a medium bowl – I always use stainless bowls – they are easy and inexpensive.  Add the two bowls of dry and wet and let sit to thicken – an hr preferably, but who has time like that on a Sunday morning – mine usually sets up 32 seconds and in the pan they go.
 
I almost exclusively use cast iron and this recipe is no exception.  Preheat that monster-sized cast iron skillet.  Then I spray olive oil in, ladle the pancakes in and you are rolling.  
 
Now you know how regular pancakes bubble, then you know its time to flip ‘em?  These won’t – you have to watch them.
 
Make some home-made whipped cream and pop some blueberries on top of that – whoa.  We only have real VT, WI or NY Maple Syrup on hand, so that always works, but I like to do the whipped cream and berries from time to time.
 
Now if you are cringing about the home-made whipped cream – stop.  Let me show you how easy this is:
 
1 pint of whipping cream/heavy cream – you get it in the Milk section at your grocery
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of Mexican Vanilla
Put it in the Kitchenaid Mixer (or hand mixer) and whisk it on high for a few minutes – you’ll know when its ready – and you want to talk about impressing guests?  They always remember the little things that make people feel special.
 
Make these pancakes for yourself one Saturday or Sunday morning and let me know how you liked them and go to our site for the best land deals in the state – www.KYLandSales.com  
 
From our Family to Yours – All my Best, Brad