oatmeal pancakes

i'm probably a bit obsessed with baking or cooking with oatmeal. i have a giant canister of oatmeal and i'm not afraid to use it! in almost anything...same goes for cornmeal. these pancakes were pretty good. the secret is soaking the oats in buttermilk overnight. that gets them moist and make the pancakes nice and soft. if you follow the recipe you should get exactly 12 pancakes. i halved the recipe because i was only making it for myself and got 6 pancakes, i ate 3 and have leftovers for breakfast tomorrow.

2 cups dry oatmeal

2 cups buttermilk

2 medium eggs

2 tablespoons oil

1/2 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

This is best started the night before, making it a good weekend breakfast. Get out a large bowl. In it combine the oatmeal and buttermilk. Stir well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, take the bowl out of the refrigerator. Add the eggs, oil, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat well with a wire whisk. Fry the pancakes on a hot well oiled griddle or skillet. Use about 1/4 cup batter per pancake. When the top side is bubbly and puffed up, and the underside is brown, turn the pancake. Brown the second side and transfer to a plate. Continue until all of the batter is used up.