Teff Pancakes

Makes 6-8 small pancakes (2 servings)

Mix together the following:

• 1/4 cup Teff flour
• 2 Tbsp ground flax seeds
• 2 eggs
• 1-2 mashed bananas
• 1/4 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
• coconut milk (or almond milk or rice milk or milk of choice) (optional - if you'd like a thinner consistency)
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil for frying

1. Place your frying pan over medium heat
2. Melt the coconut oil
3. Drop pancake batter by 1/4 cupfuls
4. Cook a few minutes per side (when bubbles start to form you should flip)
5. Continue until all are cooked

 Serve with maple syrup

Note: You can cook, cool and freeze these, then toast them in the toaster oven to reheat

 Nutritional Notes:
Teff flour is a gluten free, whole grain which contains higher levels of protein and fibre, as well as a good source of vitamins and minerals.

Its always best to reach for whole grains opposed to refined grains. When the grain has been refined, it has been stripped of alot of the valuable nutrients. To compensate for the nutrient loss, often times you will find "enriched" products. The protein content and quality of whole grains are greater than that of refined.

You will note that I did not add any sugars to this recipe. Pancakes are often served with maple syrup, and these particular pancakes contain applesauce and banana (two natural sweeteners), therefore I omitted. You could also serve these with nut butter, apple butter, chopped fresh apples or additional apple sauce.