Sorghum Pancakes

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Yesterday the family was preparing sorghum. (Do a little research and learn about it.) Sorghum is a tropical grain that grows on a grass-like plant. Except for the tropical part, it is not very different from barley, or even from wheat for that matter.

We bought the grains for my wife. She prepared the dried grain by boiling it. Once we had a big pot full of the stuff, I suggested to our older daughter that she might want to make hotcakes with some of it.

Normally for hotcakes the ingredients are flour, soymilk or coconut milk, banana or applesauce, baking powder and baking soda. If you insist on eating animal-based products like most Americans do, you are perhaps more familiar with using cow's milk and eggs in place of the soy- or coconut milk and banana or applesauce.

Anyway, I suggested to our older daughter that she put the stew-like cooked grains in a blender with the other usual ingredients, adding in only enough flour to thicken the mixture sufficiently. Seldom are the occasions that she takes my advice. Consequently, she did not blend the mixture, but just mixed in flour, soymilk and other ingredients in a bowl, and cooked the pancakes like that.

Since she didn't blend it, the sorghum was not broken up. As the flapjacks came off the griddle, I tried a couple. The chewy sorghum inside of them gave them a surprising texture. They were pretty good, actually. We fed them to the little munchkins. They were a little apprehensive of the texture, but ate their pancakes as well.

You can get sorghum dried in bags. You may want to try it. Also, by using banana (when most of America uses egg) and by using coconut milk (when most of America uses cow's milk), our griddlecakes typically have a somewhat tropical flavor to them. It's just barely noticeable, but quite pleasant, and makes for a really nice change from what is too often a boring routine in our country. And, eliminating the animal-based products is much healthier!

Beware: If you question the "healthier" remark in a comment, I probably will only acknowledge your comment, and not answer it right away. I plan many posts on explaining why eliminating the animal-based products from your diet is better for your health, and typically cheaper, too!