1 egg
2 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons honey (optional)
1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup bran
1 apple, cored and shredded

In large bowl, combine egg, milk and honey, if desired. Sift flour with baking powder and add to egg mixture with oil and vanilla. Blend well. Mix in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate overnight. When ready to cook, spoon batter onto hot griddle and cook until browned on both sides. Serve with Apple Syrup.

Servings: 6. Serving size: 3 pancakes. Per serving: 457 calories, 15.6 g protein, 17.3 g fat, 63.5 g carbohydrates, 10.3 g dietary fiber, 299 mg sodium, 20.1 g sugars, 41 mg cholesterol

Apple Syrup

3/4 cup frozen apple juice
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Heat juice with 3/4 cup water and vanilla. Simmer 5 minutes. Mix cornstarch with 11/2 tablespoons water, then add to juice with spice and continue to cook, stirring, until thickened.

Servings: 6. Serving size: 1/8 cup. Per serving: 61 calories, 0.2 g protein, 0.1 g fat, 12.7 g carbohydrates, 0.1 g dietary fiber, 6 mg sodium, 10.8 g sugars

Dorothy Mott, Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative