Historic C.O.D. Ranch

Hi David,

It took me a minute to figure out that the post-it had your email address (sigh/moving too fast!). Thank you again for your wonderful food and nourishment on so many levels while we were there in Oracle. As promised, here is the pancake recipe. I'm not a real measurer when I cook so these are "guestimates" :-) This makes about 30 pancakes

3 cups of Pamela's gluten free pancake mix (see http://www.glutenfree.com/Pamelas-Products-Baking-Pancake-Mix/Item956039 for more info)
about 1 and a half cups of smashed, cooked yams
about a cup of brown sugar
3 eggs
about a cup of soy milk or more (depending on consistency)
about 2 cups of canola oil
cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and vanilla extract to taste

In a large bowl, combine mix and dry spices; then beat in yams, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add about half the oil (should be like thick mud), then add some soymilk, then more oil til it's a medium thick batter (it's thick but pourable enough so that the heat can conduct all the way through the pancake). I'm also throwing in as a bonus (smile), a wheat free crust. It is crumbly so it's press down in a pan and/or crumble on top:

Equal parts oat and brown rice flour, salt. For every cup of flour add about 1 teaspoon of baking powder , a tbsp or so sugar (agave or raw sugar works well), half a stick of butter (softened) and blend quickly with a little soymilk and a healthy shot of canola oil till it's moist biscuit consistency. Don't over mix or it will get tough - just enough to blend. Gently press dough in pie pan in a thin layer (it will rise some) and fill with desired filling. If it needs a top, sprinkle dough all over the top with the fact that dough will both spread and rise in mind. You can add a little nutmeg and cinnamon to the dough. You should brush dough with butter when done and sprinkle light coating of brown sugar and cinnamon over dough before baking. Dough cooks faster than regular dough so you may want to take foil and cover edges of pie to keep it from burning before pie is done. Enjoy.

hugs and thanks!

mak
Praxis Project - December 2009