Monday, June 30, 2014

Gluten Free Garlic Spinach Pancakes With Cauliflower Cream Sauce

Spinach pancakes are met with cauliflower creaminess.
Gluten free pancakes are a wonderful closing to June. It has been a stormy, rainy, very hot Dayton vacation thus far. The only cure is to stay indoors drinking ice cold tea and writing/drawing in front of the A/C.
Fall registration has also arrived. I have to make sure that each class is worthy and won't cause easy distraction. I become sidetracked and procrastinate a lot more than necessary. For two years of MFA, I have to be more focused and organized. Quite thankful that the graduate office included course descriptions and websites to critic faculty's work.
Now back to pancakes.
I do enjoy Maple Groves Pancake/Waffle Mix. It's definitely something to keep on hand and makes cooking pancakes a much more simpler exercise. Spinach and garlic are the key ingredients to a savory breakfast (lunch or dinner) and though the mix has a bit of sweetness, it's not overwhelming to overall flavor. My maddening desire for cauliflower cream returns and covers crisp, browned perfection in a manner that is almost sinful. Not the chocolate kind of sinful. Almost. But not quite.
Makes about 5-6 cakes and must be shared.

Gluten Free Garlic Spinach Pancakes With Cauliflower Cream Sauce Ingredients And Preparation

1 cup Maple Grove Farms Gluten Free Pancake/Waffle Mix
1/4 cup spinach, steamed
1/3 cup almond milk
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Cauliflower Cream Sauce

1 cup cauliflower, cooked
1/4 cup almond milk
3 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Heat skillet with oil or nonstick spray.
Whip together Maple Grove Farms Gluten Free Pancake/Waffle Mix with cooked spinach, almond milk, olive oil, garlic, turmeric, salt, paprika, and black pepper.
Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into hot skillet.
Wait for edges to brown and flip over.
Repeat.

For Cauliflower Cream Sauce, simply place cauliflower, almond milk, nutritional yeast, salt, and white pepper into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.

Crushed red pepper and Italian seasoning sprinkled obsession.
Thick cauliflower cream inserted between spinach pancakes.

Another closeup.
Nothing says "Welcome Back to Dayton" like the latest Dayton City Paper.
Beautiful interior.

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