My family can be down right sweet. G-free pancakes for me!

I was lucky enough to be able to spend this past Sunday morning (Father's Day) at my parents' house, before driving the last leg of my journey back home from vacation. I slept in a little later than I should have, hopped in the shower, and emerged to the sweet smell of pancakes. Mmmm.  I was under the assumption that they would be off limits (lest I get a case of 'the glutties'--as Drea calls the stomach ache which results from eating gluten laden foods). But to my pleasant surprise, my Dad had purchased some gluten free pancake mix!

Then to make it even nicer, Drea (my sister) had already begun whipping up a g-free batch of pancakes.

I jumped in to help (or meddle) and we tried the recipe on the box (with a few modifications) to see how these g-free flapjacks stacked up!

King Arthur's Flour
Gluten Free Pancakes

1 2/3 cups of pancake mix
1 cup of milk
1 egg
2-3 Tablespoons of applesauce (the box called for oil or butter but using applesauce cuts the calories and fat and I swear you cannot tell a difference)

Mix it all up, and  drop 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the lightly greased griddle. Bake on one side until bubbles begin to form and break, then turn the pancakes and cook the other side till brown. Turn over only once. Serve immediately.

Rogers' Family Opinion: The batter was a slightly creamier and thinner than your average pancake mix, but the consistency wasn't problematic--just put them a little farther apart on the griddle. The only other revision that I might make next time is to add cinnamon and a dash of vanilla extract (but that is purely personal preference). The pancakes were slightly chewier than your average pancakes, but other than the slight consistency difference they tasted just like any other flapjack. I had the benefit of my Mom, Dad, and Drea being able to compare to the standard pancake and they were all in agreement that these were just as tasty as the regular. Bonus, they heat up well the next day.

So, if you are looking for a gluten free substitute for plain pancakes, King Arthur's Brand is a mix I would recommend.

Also, if you can tolerate gluten, they also have a terrific whole wheat white flour that I used in the past for baking (gives you to the nutrients of whole wheat without making your baked goods go flat).