Autumn's Strawberry Pancakes

I named these Autumn as my daughter will beg for me to make these pancakes :) I adapted the recipe from allrecipes.com and then mixed in some of my own added ingredients. This was my adventure to stop buying pancake mixes. I have not bought any box pancake mix for over a year now. When people say well isn't it quicker to just get a mix I feel this states what we seem to all be looking for...fast, faster and fastest.

It takes me about 5-7 minutes at the most to put my pancake mix together. I know all of my ingredients and where they come from and so enjoy making it for my daughter. That beats out any boxed pancake mix to me!

Here it is:

Heat up your griddle and or pan.

1 Cup Unbleached Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (I use King Arthur Flour - read about that company)
1 Tablespoon Honey (eating your local honey can help you with allergies)
2 teaspoons baking powder (I always use baking powder aluminum free)
1/2 teaspoon salt (I use Kosher salt or sea salt in my recipes)
1 cup Almond Milk (or you can use 2% Organic Milk)
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 egg (always my local farmers eggs are now used)
Sometimes I add a dash of vanilla

Mix all together. Then I take about 5-6 strawberries (organic when I can get them and if not wash really well) slice them up and add into batter. If you feel you need more depending on size of berries add more. I like them filled with berries. I sometimes add walnuts into batter or I top later with pecans. Either way delicious. You can also do this recipe with raspberries, blueberries, and chocolate chips! Sometimes I make a couple of batters and make a few of each.

Spoon out pancake batter onto your hot griddle/pan and cook both sides until crispy and browned. Serve nice and hot with real butter (no margarine here), real organic maple syrup or Agave Nectar (my favorite now) on top. Maple Syrup can be expensive so the discovery of Agave Nectar is a real gift!! You can now find it in many stores. My daughter loves these pancakes! Enjoy!!!