Yes, now most everyone can enjoy pancakes for brunch. Follow this easy pancake recipe for yummy brunches each weekend. For a newbie on the Gluten-Free Diet, this will seem like an expensive purchase; however, after you purchase the ingredients, you will have them in your kitchen cabinet for many weekends to come. These items are required for many gluten-free diet recipes.

• ½ cup Buckwheat Flour or substitute other grain flour
• ¼ cup of Oat Flour or substitute other starchy flour
• ¼ cup of Chickpea flour or substitute other bean flour
• ¼ tsp Xanthan Gum
• 1 tbsp Gluten-free Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Ground Flax Seeds
• ¾ cup Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1 tsp Applecider Vinegar or 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tbsp Sunflower Oil or can substitute other vegetable oil
• 1 cup Rice Milk or can substitute other nondairy milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 10 drops Liquid Stevia
• ½ cup Chopped Apples, Berries, Nuts or any combination to equal ½ cup

Directions:

1. Preheat an electric skillet or electric griddle to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. If a frying pan is used on a stove eye, cook on medium heat.
2. In a large mixing bowl use a sifter to combine the first nine ingredients, which are all dry ingredients. Use a spoon to mix all dry ingredients well.
3. In a separate mixing bowl add unsweetened applesauce, applecider vinegar or lemon juice, sunflower oil, rice milk, vanilla and liquid stevia. Combine wet ingredients well with a spoon.
4. Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients and stir well with spoon or use a hand mixer on low speed.
5. Gently fold in desired fruit or combination of fruit and nuts to the large mixing bowl.
6. Spray preheated skillet or griddle with a vegetable cooking spray.
7. Pour batter on skillet in approximately five-inch rounds.
8. Turn pancakes with a spatula when edges become dry and slightly golden, generally about 4 minutes.
9. Take the pancakes up onto platter when opposite side starts to turn a light golden color and becomes dry.
10. Serve with a vegan-based gluten-free syrup such as blackberry or maple.
11. This recipe serves approximately a two pancake serving size for four people.

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