Easy Cheap Recipes

These are actually easier than regular pancakes and yummier. They are easier, in my humble opinion, because you mix them the night before and then just pull from the fridge when you stumble bleary-eyed down to the kitchen. A hot breakfast is such a comfort and beats any bowl of cold cereal within an inch of its life. I have no idea if that makes any sense, but you get the idea. I am also a big fan of breakfast for dinner, because breakfast foods are cheap, and you guessed it, easy. Serve with cold milk if you have any sense of decency whatsoever (or orange juice if you don’t do milk- just don’t tell me about it.:)

2 1/4 flour

3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 1/4 tsp. rapid yeast
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups milk, warmed
3 tbsp. melted butter or oil (something neutral, like canola)
1 egg

Take a large bowl and measure in flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and your yeast. Whisk briefly to combine and also to make sure you avoid hard clumps. Heat milk and add the vanilla, butter or oil and egg. Blend and incorporate into dry ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and place in your refrigerator overnight or for at least 6 hours.

Heat a non-stick frying pan or griddle on medium to medium hight heat. Stir batter and pour batter using whatever utensil you prefer onto pan. Cook unil bubbles appear and then flip and cook another 30 seconds. Chow down.