Wheat-free Spelt Pancakes

[lynmel]

People with a definitive diagnosis of celiac disease should not eat spelt--it contains gluten.

[tino_bambino]

oh man, these were tasty! I didn't add fruit to mine, but i put in some ground flax, and they were pretty flat, so then I mixed in some baking soda (1 tsp) and a drizzle of oil like I do with wheat pancakes, and they became much more fluffy. I actually think I like the taste of these better than wheat pancakes! I ate them with some apple sauce and maple syrup.

[MeiLi]

Adding ground flax could potentially make them a bit flat/heavy depending on how much you add. 

Many pancake recipes include oil, sugar, milk and eggs. I skip all of this to make them super lower fat/ low cal and I always use wholespelt flour too.  The spelt flour on its own is quite tasty and the toppings give them the sweetness anyways.  Try adding pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, or nutmeg.  It's a very "forgiving" recipe.  Experiment! 

(Also works well with kamut flour, which is a low gluten flour too.)

[tino_bambino]

awesome. I forgot to add that I did put in cinnamon - tasty! I've never put sugar in a pancake recipe but usually I put either oil or applesauce (or both - I like 'em fluffy and it just works better that way with the baking soda/powder!) I never omit oil from things because I need to make sure I'm getting enough fats, but I'm sure folks who are trying to cut down will appreciate this recipe.