Low Calorie Recipe

Banana-Pecan Pancakes
Low Calorie Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup oat bran
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup mashed ripe banana
2 tablespoons reduced-calorie stick margarine, melted
2 teaspoons honey
One large egg
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Cooking spray
6 tablespoons maple syrup

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and next four ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl.

Combine buttermilk and next four ingredients (buttermilk through egg); add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Fold in pecans.

Spoon about 1/4-cup batter onto a hot nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray. Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Serve with syrup.

Recipe makes 12 (4-inch) Banana-Pecan Pancakes, or four servings.