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It's Tim Shieff here. Full time human-being, part-time food enthusiast.
Athlete, world-champion free-runner and also a vegan.
I'm back once again. This time it's blueberry pancakes.
Great snack for anytime of the day.
But particularly good if you've got a sweet tooth at breakfast.
The stand out health ingredients in this recipe for me are the blueberries, flax seeds and the apple cider vinegar.
Plus we've got some maple syrup to top it off.
When I went vegan I thought I'd never be able to have pancakes again.
because you gotta use eggs. Well it turns out you don't!
I'm going to show you how.
First things first, the flax seeds.
One of the things I really like about flax seeds is it's rich in Omega 3. Which people tend to worry about when
moving to a Vegan diet, cos they think they can't get it without their fish.
Tablespoon of flax seeds.
Two and a half tablespoons of cold water and you mix that up.
Now that's mixed up I'm going to let the flax seeds absorb the water and soak it up so it thickens.
While that's happening I got a tablespoon of coconut oil on a medium heat and let that melt.
Next we're going to add 250ml of Almond milk to the flax seed mixture
but you can use any dairy-free alternative that you like.
A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.
So many health benefits from apple cider vinegar. I know some people that drink a shot of it every single
day.
Really good for the bacteria in your gut.
Whisk that all up with the flax seeds. Now the coconut oil's melted
add it in there too.
Now that's mixed up, onto the next step.
I'm going to start with 120mls of whole meal flour.
One teaspoon of sugar.
Quarter teaspoon bicarbonate of soda.
One teaspoon of baking powder.
Pinch of salt.
The next thing we're going to do it pour in the mix that we made earlier.
If you like you can make a well in the middle.
To pour it into.
Just whisking all day today.
Next you add the blueberries.
80grams worth, or a large handful.
And this way you get one of your five a day. Although
i'd recommend a lot more than 5 a day. I eat about 30 pieces of fruit a day.
Bit of coconut oil in the pan. Get that to melt.
Make sure you get the pan good and hot before you ladel in the batter
to get a crispy golden pancake.
This mix is goign to make 4 pancakes, so amke sure you divide the mixture evenly.
Let that cook for a couple of inutes until you get bubbles forming on the top
and nice and golden underneath, and then you flip it over.
I can flip myself more confidently than this pancake. But we'll have a go.
There we go.
Right, once that's had the same time on the other side I'm going to transfer it to this tray.
And put it in a pre-heated oven on a low temperature just so it stays warm whilst we make the others.
You can add whatever you want to it. I'm going to add the classic yoghurt. Dairy-free of course.
And some maple syrup.
And I'm just going to add a small handful of blueberries.
Lets have a taste.
The pancakes are quite savory but the blueberries add a really nice bubble of sweetness.
Little pop of fruity zest.
You can add what you want to it of course.
If you want to keep it really clean with a squeeze of lemon it'll work really well.
You can add coconut sugar.
Want to see another great breakfast option I made?
Head over to Drinks Tube and check out this smoothie.
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