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Banana, Blueberry, And Pecan Pancakes

Banana, Blueberry, And Pecan Pancakes
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The reason I became an expert on banana pancakes is a bleak but ultimately happy story. During an enthusiastic surfing lesson on the first day of a vacation in Bali, I got burned to a crisp, and, in order to stay out of the sun, I spent the rest of the vacation swathed in a sarong perfecting banana pancakes.This is the result, though they are some way from the honey-drenched Indonesian ones that we ate on vacation. These have something of a banana bread feel to them and are vegan and gluten free, thanks to using pecans and oats instead of flour, and mashed bananas in place of butter. — Anna Jones, author of A Modern Way to Eat.
Servings
2
servings
Banana, Blueberry, and Pecan Pancakes
Ingredients
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 good handful of pecan nuts (about ½ cup), roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder pinch of sea salt
  • 1 ripe banana, peeled and mashed
  • 2/3 cup coconut milk or almond milk
  • 2 bananas, peeled and cut into thin slices
  • a little coconut oil or butter
  • 1 1/3 cup blueberries
  • for serving: a few crumbled pecans, lime wedges, and honey, agave, or maple syrup
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F to keep everything warm.
  2. Grind the oats in a food processor just slightly, until you have a rough oat flour. Add to a bowl with the pecans and throw in the baking powder and salt.
  3. Mix the mashed banana with the milk (you can do this in the food processor, if you like). If the batter looks very thick, add a little extra milk. Beat the banana mixture into the flour and leave the batter to sit for a few minutes.
  4. Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat, then add the banana slices and fry on both sides in the dry pan until brown and caramelized. Keep warm in the oven.
  5. Put the pan back over medium heat and add a little coconut oil or butter. Drop in a healthy tablespoonful of batter for each pancake. Once the sides are cooked and bubbles have risen to the top, scatter over a handful of blueberries and flip the pancake over. Cook for another couple of minutes on the other side. The pancakes will stay a little moist in the middle because of the banana, so don’t worry. Keep them warm in the oven while you cook the rest.
  6. Serve the pancakes piled with the banana slices. Add some crumbled pecans and a squeeze of lime, and, if you like, a little touch of honey, agave, or maple syrup.
  7. A scoop of coconut and banana ice cream turns these into a homey dessert too.
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