Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

Last night Nick and I had a lengthy discussion about immigrating back the US and when would be a good time to do that.  In the end we concluded that moving home right now (when we were planning on moving back to the US this time last year) would be really risky.  The fact that I can't get a job in England, makes Nick scared that neither of us will get a job when we move back home, and having us both be unemployed is certainly not the life anyone wants.  But it makes me a little sad that our current timeline for moving to the states is based on the outcomes of this damn recession.  Screw you recession!  You're really effing my life up right now.

Anyways, always one to eat my feelings, I whipped up some good old American style pancakes for brunch this Sunday morning.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup white flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter (plus extra for frying)
• 2 large bananas chopped 

In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients.  In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and vanilla, then add the melted butter and whisk again.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing well  and then add the bananas.  

Melt a little butter over medium heat and cook the pancakes until nice and golden, about two minutes per side.

Then smother them in organic pure maple syrup.

Oh Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.......

Seriously these might be the best pancakes ever.  I'm usually an Aunt Jemimah box mix kinda girl myself, but they only sell that shit on the black market and totally overpriced here.  And while I am a fan of everyone's favorite aunt, I mean she sure does help you whip up some pancakes in a pinch, I do think that these home made from scratch babies are kinda putting her to shame.  

Moist, delicious, and they got an extra little somethin somethin from those bananas and cinnamon.  I think you'll love them.  Oh and they're made with whole wheat so they're "healthy" right?  Rhetorical question -don't answer that.