Blender-Ready Breakfast

I am beginning to get used to my new mixer/blender. Very used to it. When it came, included in the package was a book of recipes especially designed to be used with the Bosch mixer. We have found a couple that we really like! I see no reason you couldn't make these in any old blender, so I thought I'd share!

Blender Pancakes

Put 1 c milk in blender

Add 3/4 c wheat kernels

Blend on high, 4 minutes

Add:

2 eggs

2 T honey

1/4 c oil (we use melted butter)

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Blend until mixed.

Cook on griddle.

YUM!

Since this batter is a little thinner than your typical pancake batter, we put it into our 2 c Pyrex measure and pour it out onto our big ol' cast iron griddle. This is a fantastic way to get the benefit of your whole grain without the need to grind it ahead of time.

Instead of plain old orange juice, I made "Orange Julius." In order to make this, you have to get over the thought that milk and orange juice don't mix. Instead, think of a nice yummy creamsicle. We thought of our friends Marlin and Darla, who make a similar drink and serve it in lovely gobblets after the children are in bed. Here is the recipe:

Orange Julius

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1 (6oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate

1/2 cup sugar (we used ~1/3)

1 tsp vanilla

12 ice cubes

Add ingredients to Bosch blender.

Pulse momentarily 5 or 6 times.

Blend on high till smooth.

The only problem we had with this recipe is that we didn't have a 6 oz container of OJ concentrate; we only had a 12 oz. So, what do we do with the left overs? Make another batch!!