Millet Buckwheat Pancakes Buckwheat Blueberry Muffins And Fantastic Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

Happy Saturday friends!

I hope youre weekend is going well. Ive been having fun in the kitchen again this weekend. This was my breakfast this morning. I whipped up some Millet and Buckwheat pancakes from a recipe that I found online and then added my own extra ingredient...cinnamon.

Perfecto!
I ground up some millet to make flour...

And some buckwheat groats for more flour...

Altogether my recipe was this...

1/4 cup of millet flour

3/4 cup of buckwheat flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1 egg

1 tablespoon of oil

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 cup of water

The batter ran perfectly.

I was able to make ten smaller sized pancakes that were around 60 calories a piece.

I loved the added cinnamon flavor .

The kiwi was a nice touch to the breakfast.

Then I found a recipe for buckwheat blueberry muffins that I doubled.

For a single batch:

1 cup of buckwheat flour

1/4 cup of flax meal (basically ground flax which you can get anywhere)

2 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil

2 eggs beaten

1 tablespoon of cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 a cup of water

2 cups of blueberries (I just used one cup per batch and there was plenty)

Mix dry ingredients first and well, and then I add the wet.

I cooked it for about 20 minutes on 350.

These muffins didnt raise very high.

For having no sweetner added to this at all,

I was surprised at how good they tasted.

These muffins are just so healthy for you and

they ended up being a little over 100 calories per muffin.

See, they are smaller and tend to have a darker look to them.

These are a great snack!

I also made some muffins that would appeal to the vegans out there...Ahem, Sunshine Meg

This is basically the same blueberry muffin recipe that I made last week...

You know the one where the muffins raised real high because of the yeast?

Remember I said those tasted a little bland?

Well, this time...

instead of adding the 1/3 cup of honey and 2/3 cup of protein powder...

I added 1/2 cup of organic Agave syrup.

Then, instead of spelt...I used whole wheat flour...

I also only added one cup of blueberries instead of two

Even I am able to eat these muffins...

Which, of course, I did.

They were...SPECTACULAR!!

We have a winner, folks!

It must have been the agave that gave it such good flavor

I offered one to my husband...who is not a whole wheat flour fan...

It had just come out of the oven...

I put butter on it for him...

And he loved it and lauded it!

He goes, "Youre learning!"

And I said, "Learning what?"

"How to cook good."

I also served them up to some guests tonight

who also thought they tasted awesome.

But, these muffins are tasty without putting anything on.

I am beginning to really enjoy making these yeast type of muffins.

They do take a little longer...but they are worth it.

The smells they make while baking are just wonderful...

And they are filling...which is a plus for a mom

who wants to make sure her kids have filling snacks.
I have ideas for using apples to make these muffins next.
Each muffin averaged around 155 calories.

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I will use bread baking or muffin baking day as a way to experiment with new recipes and also to "carb -up" for my longer distance run, which was a five miler this afternoon.

I did flux up on the scale this morning by 4/10 a pound..

So now the loss is 7.6 pounds in almost four weeks.

But I think there is a definite trend of weight loss going on here,

so Im happy about that.

Have a good one!

Sincerely,

Sunshine Mama

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Super Duper Low Calorie Buckwheat Pancakes

Happy Saturday folks!

I made some buckwheat pancakes this morning for the first time in my life.

I added way, way, way too much salt but otherwise they were perfect!

Here is a shot of the final product,

but wait till you see what I started with.

They call these buckwheat groats.
(I know where do they come up with these names.)
I buy these organic at our local coop.
This is what they look like in grain form.

This is a "kitchen mill".
Something my momma is borrowing me.
I can make flour from all kinds of grains with this thing.
Its very, very loud and startles the entire household when I turn it on because is sounds similar to walking outside and being blasted by a hurricane.
Seriously, its really loud and sometimes fun to scare
the kids who might be walking nearby when I turn it on.
Ha, Ha, just kidding, I wouldnt do a thing like that, would I?
But its amazing how THAT (above)
Can turn into THIS (below)
.
It looks just like white flour.
Ive ground up spelt and made spelt bread.
Ive ground up millet and made millet meal (kind of like malt-o-meal)
and have also put it into bread.
The kitchen mill has opened up a whole new world for me and has me excited about the healthy food possibilities with using different types of grain.
Freshly ground grain is much better for you,
and, gosh, its so easy to grind it up.

So, I took a recipe off a box of buckwheat in the store and modified it to make it "clean", although Im still not sure if baking powder is clean...same with corn starch.
Here it is:
1 cup of buckwheat
1 tsp of corn starch
4 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of salt (no, no, please dont do this use 1/4 tsp of salt)
1 egg beaten
3/4 cup of water
2 tsp of olive oil

The batter had kind of a pasty texture to it.

It was thick and poured slowly.

And the pancakes look substantial dont they?

I was able to make 11 1/4 pancakes with a double batch.

"Lord, help me.

Should I really post this picture of me?"

Now, if you would like to see what my husband

looks like when he makes pancakes, click here.

Guess how many calories are in one pancake?

68

Thats it.

Plus I was stuffed.

They were very filling.

And Im sure it would have tasted wonderful if it didnt taste like I was licking a salt lick.

(Cows use salt licks. They are big blocks of salt.

Hey, dont make fun. I know Im producing milk, but Im not a bovine.)

So, next time I make these...I will use much less salt.

But Im really curious about making some spelt pancakes,

or millet or some other grain out there.

Didnt I tell you that my diet this time around would be fun?

So, my breakfast this morning was:

2 pancakes-140, 4 tsp of peanut butter-133,

1 small bacon slice-25, 2 large eggs-140,

and 1/2 a glass of orange juice-55=493

I took a day off from working out, although I still might do some push-ups.

My calories so far today are 1,353.

I hope youre all enjoying your weekend.

Sincerely,

Sunshine Mama

Oh, I forgot to add that I lost another pound this morning,

so thats five pounds lost in five days.

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