Pancakes

[crockett]

Sidelock- times change but at least years ago Blueberry pancakes were a big deal in the Rocky Mountains. They were always as big as the plate and 2 were plenty and not many folks could eat 3. I was around Yellowstone a few years ago and some guys were ordering the typical bacon, eggs, etc. etc. and I got thinking that a couple of eggs and milk in the pancake batter made them just as good a breakfast.
I may be wrong but I think there was sort of a sub-culture among various cooks in the area as to whom had the best pancakes.
There are sourdough at Dornan's in Grand Teton, Blueberry at Pahaska Tepee, and Blueberry at Montana Outpost in West Yellowstone.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Blueberries..... :thumbsup: :bow:

 

[Black Hand]

Huckleberries would be more appropriate in the Yellowstone area...half the size and 4 times the flavor of Blueberries.

 

[Kansas Jake]

I've made pancakes with buckwheat in the past and they were okay to my taste, but not a favorite. I've also made them with sorghum flour when we received the flour. I now often substitute the majority of the white wheat flour with whole wheat. I find the pancakes stick with me better, but the mix may require a little sugar or honey to cut a little of the flavor of the whole wheat. Also the pancakes won't be a light.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Beer pancakes...... :thumbsup:
Substitute the water with your favorite porter or brown ale....Delicious....

 

[George]

I was given some mesquite meal, made from the ground pods of the mesquite tree. I've just made a small batch of mesquite pancake mix which I plan to try later this evening. Do any of you western mountain men have any experience with mesquite meal/flour?

Spence

 

[nhmoose]

My Danish heritage pancakes were similar at grandpa and grandma's house.

Speaking of coffee, the pot was always on and it was strong. Grandma boiled it on the stove and simply added more water and grounds as the day went along. By late in the afternoon it would about dissolve a spoon.

Sounds like my grandmothers tea. 2 cups and shakes from the caffeine!!

 

[sidelock]

Yep ----- Right on.

 

[sidelock]

Should have known that! My Dad was a bee expert and had a lot of bees as I was growing up in the mountains of WV and some of the best flavors his bees produced was sour wood (prime) and buckwheat.

 

[crockett]

Never thought about it but the cattle love it. The pods that is.

 

[George]

I tried a batch and was pleased. They were soft and limp, more like a crepe, but very tasty, nutty and sweet. The recipe uses equal parts mesquite flour, whole wheat and all-purpose, and I gather that's the usual way to use it, added to stuff, not as the main ingredient. The stuff is very good for you, very high in fiber and protein. It was apparently a staple in the diet of Native American tribes in the area before we taught them to eat Pop Tarts.

Spence

 

[coloradoclyde]

I love blueberry pop tarts... :grin:

 

[Black Hand]

I've been curious about Mesquite pods.

At one time, Pop Tarts and a Coca-cola were the breakfast of champions on the ride to the hunting spot. Frosted Raspberry with sprinkles....

 

[sidelock]

How do you cook pop tarts in your pickup??????

 

[Black Hand]

Alas - they were eaten in their raw state...

 

[coloradoclyde]

Yep! raw....that's the only way I eat them... :haha:


P.S. they are pre-cooked.

 

[satx78247]

YETCH. - The very thought of "toaster pastries" makes me GAG.
(Rather like breakfast from Mickey D's, as my friend says, "Fast food is as much of an oxymoron as "military Intelligence" is. - It's seldom fast & isn't food, either.")

yours, satx

 

[Black Hand]

Much of what is eaten today in the USA isn't what I would consider food...

 

[coloradoclyde]

There are over 400 products made from corn....None of which are food....
Yet the amount of petroleum products we put in our mouths is staggering.... :youcrazy:

 

[crockett]

In Florida we wrap em in aluminum foil and put them on the engine block- all done when you get to where you're going. Same as ducks.
Mesquite Pop Tarts???