Oatmeal Cinnamon Pancakes with Strawberries ‘n Cream

In a medium bowl, combine first seven ingredients (all the dry stuff). One thing I like to do for the flour is to add a mixture of different flours, some white, wheat, spelt, 7-grain or a little rye, or just add all white.

In another bowl, combine the egg, oil and the sour milk or buttermilk. Note: you can add a little vinegar to regular milk if you don’t have sour milk. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir just until combined, don’t overmix! Now you are ready to fry your pancakes.

Strawberry Topping:
What I do for the topping is get about 2 cups crushed or chopped strawberries. (I keep mine in bags in the freezer). Put the berries in a small saucepan and add about 1/2 cup water, 2 rounded tablespoons perma-flo or clear-gel and about 1/2 cup sugar (more if you like). Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Serve hot over hot pancakes, with a dollop of whipped cream or cool whip. Yum! We like to add some pancake syrup too.

You can substitute other fruit in place of the strawberries. I like to use blueberries or blackberries too. If I use blackeberries, sometimes I cook them and strain them and return to saucepan and then add the thickner, sugar and water and a little lemon juice. Then you have a nice blackberry syrup. Yum!