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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp honey
2 stiffly beaten egg whites
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup skim milk
1 tsp cooking oil
Directions
PANCAKES Combine flours, baking powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
Combine milk, honey and oil; add to dry ingredients. Stir just till
moistened. Fold in egg whites.
Spray a cold griddle with Pam. For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup
batter onto hot griddle. Cook till brown, turning when pancakes have
bubbly surfaces. Serve with Orange Sauce.
ORANGE SAUCE Combine 2 T sugar and 1 T cornstarch. Stir in 3/4 c
water and 2 T frozen orange juice concentrate. Cook and stir till
thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Stir in one 11-oz
can mandarin orange sections, drained, and 1 T finely chopped
walnuts. Keep warm.
****************************************************** Per serving:
233 calories, 8 g protein, 47 g carbohydrates, 2 g fat, 1 mg
cholesterol, 244 mg sodium, 352 mg potassium.
Servings: 4
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