Pancakes for Seed Cycling (Follicular Phase)

Hi!

If you don't know about seed cycling yet, check out this post.

If you do know about it, you may be looking for recipes that aren't energy balls or cookies. Therefore: pancakes!

*These pancakes are adapted from an Elana's Pantry recipe.*

Ingredients – Makes 4-6 pancakes

• 1 Tb ground flaxseeds
• 2 Tb water

Mix these together and set aside to let thicken.

• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 Tb tapioca starch or arrowroot powder
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 Tb maple syrup

Mix all the ingredients together, including the flax egg once it has thickened. The batter will be very thick because of the flaxseeds. If you prefer your pancakes sweeter, add more maple syrup. (These pancakes aren't super sweet.)

Heat about 1 Tb neutral-flavored oil (I use refined coconut oil) in a nonstick skillet. Once it's hot, drop in spoonfuls of batter. Don't try to make these pancakes big!! They will be much easier to flip if they're small. When the bottoms are cooked, flip them over and cook on the other side. Because of the flaxseed, they may be a little wet in the middle, but if they stay flat and don't fall apart when you flip them, this should be fine. If you think they're going to fall apart, use two spatulas to flip! This worked for me.

Spread each pancake with almond butter; lay them on a plate and sprinkle over cinnamon, 1 Tb pumpkin seeds, and a lot of cooked blueberries.

Enjoy!
–KB