Gluten-Free Cloud Pancakes

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Light as air, delicate, and fluffy, these cloud pancakes are inspired by Japanese “soufflé” pancakes (those mile-high cakes you see all over social media) but without the special tools and frustration that often come with them—and they are gluten free! The key to getting fluffy pancakes is maintaining the air in the batter. If you’re new to whipping eggs whites and folding them into a batter, you can find a quick tutorial online.

8 pancakes
  organic butter or coconut oil for greasing the parchment paper
1⁄4 cup Natural Grocers® Brand Gluten Free Pancake and Waffle Mix
1 1⁄2 teaspoons arrowroot powder
4 Natural Grocers Brand Regenerative Organic Pasture-Raised Eggs, yolks separated from whites
2 tablespoons organic milk (dairy free works too)
1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Coconut Sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Cream of Tartar
Optional topping ideas
  organic butter
  Natural Grocers Brand Organic Grade A Dark Maple Syrup
  fresh organic berries
  organic yogurt
  organic whipped cream
  Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Ground Cinnamon
  powdered sugar

1. Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat it to 325° F. Grease a piece of parchment paper the size of a baking sheet and set aside while the oven preheats.

2. Whisk the pancake mix and arrowroot powder together in large mixing bowl.

3. Place two egg yolks in the mixing bowl with the flour, reserving the other two yolks for another purpose (like our Quick Hollandaise Sauce), and place all four egg whites in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.

4. Add the milk and vanilla to the mixing bowl with the flour and two egg yolks and mix well (it will be thick and look gritty).

5. Beat the egg whites until they are foamy. Add the coconut sugar and cream of tartar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. A handheld mixer or stand mixer makes easy work of this.

6. Mix about 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter, then gently fold the remaining egg whites into the batter. You want to fold only enough so no streaks remain, but that the whites remain airy.

7. Using a hot pad, remove the baking sheet from the oven and place the pre-greased parchment on the baking sheet, greased side up. Using about half of the batter, gently place eight dollops of batter, about 3 inches in diameter, on the baking sheet. Use the remaining batter to put another dollop of batter on top of each original dollop.

8. Bake for 16 minutes, or until pancakes are golden brown.

9. While the pancakes are baking prepare your toppings and have them ready to go—the pancakes will deflate slightly as they cool so you want to be ready to plate these as soon as they are done.

10. Once the pancakes are cooked, gently place them on plates and top with desired toppings, and enjoy immediately.

Note: Natural Grocers Brand Bulk ingredients are packaged in a plant that processes gluten.

per one pancake

Calories Carbohydrates Protein Fat Fiber
54 kcal 7 g 3 g 1 g 0 g