Potato Pancakes, Oatmeal Pancakes (Maria Recipes)

Potato Pancakes

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 slice raw onion
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups diced raw potato
• 1/4 cup flour
• few sprigs of parsley

Instructions

1. With the blender at a low speed, combine the 2 eggs, 1 slice of raw onion, 1 tsp salt,  a few sprigs of parsley, and 1 cup of raw diced potato. 
2. Turn the blender to its highest speed and add 1/4 cup flour, followed by 1 cup of diced raw potato. Be careful not to overblend. 
3. Because there's no shortening, you'll want to bake these pancakes on a lightly greased griddle. 

Basic Pancakes

Yields: About 1 dozen 5-inch pancakes. 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 1/4 cups milk, approximately
• 3 tablespoons shortening, melted and slightly cooled, or salad oil

Instructions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. 
2. Mix egg, milk and shortening or oil. Three-quarters cup of milk will make thick pancakes; one and one-quarter cups of milk will make them thin enough for rolling.
3. Pour milk mixture into dry ingredients and stir only enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Do not beat or the pancakes will be tough. (For thinner pancakes, add more milk and mix lightly.)
4. Bake on a hot griddle, lightly greased if necessary. Turn pancakes only once. 

Variation: Dessert Pancakes. Sift three tablespoons sugar with dry ingredients and proceed as directed for basic pancakes.

Oatmeal Cakes

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked rolled oats
• 1 cup flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 TBS brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 TBS melted shortening

Instructions

1. Pour 2 cups milk over 1 1/2 cups uncooked rolled oats and let stand for a few minutes until the milk is absorbed. 
2. Meanwhile mix 1 cup flour, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, and 2 TBS brown sugar.
3. Add 2 beaten eggs to the oat mixture, stir and add the dry ingredients. Mix only until uniform and add 4 TBS melted shortening. Stir just until uniform each time before pouring on griddle.