Whole Wheat Banana Walnut Pancakes

We rescued some over-ripe bananas from the fruit market this morning. 15 for $1.00! These pancakes are hearty and heart healthy if you use egg whites. With 13 remaining, there is probably another Roasted Banana Cheesecake in our immediate future!

Whole Wheat Banana Walnut Pancakes

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
1 T sugar
1/4 tspn. salt
1/4 tspn. ground cardamom (or 3/4 tspn. cinnamon)
1 1/2 tspns. baking powder
1/4 cup water (more if you like thinner pancakes)
1/2 cup skim milk (Soy milk works great too.)
1 tspn. vanilla
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 egg or two egg whites

Preparation

1. Combine dry ingredients, including nuts, in a mixing bowl with a spout.
2. Stir together water, milk, vanilla, bananas and egg.
3. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
4. Heat the griddle to medium/medium-high and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
5. Pour the batter onto the griddle.
6. Flip when bubbles appear.
7. Cook until golden brown on both sides.