Ingredients
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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup coarsely ground flax seed
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 dash nutmeg
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2 eggs (separated, with whites beaten stiffly)
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1 1/4 cups 2% low-fat milk
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3 tablespoons butter, melted
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1 cup pared & shredded apple (shredded just prior to adding to batter)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, ground flax, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a medium bowl, lightly beat together the egg yolks, milk and melted butter.
- Add liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined.
- Shred the apple and add to the batter. Stir until just combined.
- Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
- Preheat griddle or heavy fry pan to medium heat. Lightly grease pan or spray with nonstick vegetable spray.
- Using a 1/3-cup measure, pour batter onto pan.
- Cook pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface - about 1 minute.
- Turn pancakes over and brown on the other side.