Sep 16, 2010

Pancakes and Uglies

So, we have a tradition at our house. Every Friday night is either pancakes or pizza for dinner. I love both, but really... is anything better than breakfast for dinner? Never! Especially when you add eggs, hash browns, and maybe even some bacon! It's as good as IHOP!

Add a dab of butter... then let the syrup flow...

Mmm... sugary goodness...

They're good with berries or cinnamon apples on top too. But if you're like S.D., you'll go with plain butter and syrup every time.

Yum! I've tried a few different pancake recipes, but this is my favorite: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Good-Old-Fashioned-Pancakes/Detail.aspx . The only thing I substitute is the Ener-G egg replacer and vegan butter (staples at our house). They're very easy and super delicious!


Now for the Uglies...

The name of these is what drew me in... Uglies. Fitting isn't it? But I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by the taste. Seriously, they're really good! I'll definitely be making them again. It's just BBQ sauce mixed with ground beef, onion, and garlic powder. Then you dish that on top of biscuit dough that's been formed into cups in a muffin pan. It sounds a little weird, but they're yummy! And kid friendly too (what kid wouldn't want to eat something called "uglies"?).
p.s. Sweet Boy painted the background picture. I thought the Uglies needed something... umm... "beautiful" to complement their attractiveness. ;) But if that picture's not beautiful enough for you, take a look, at this one...

That's right, he's going to be an artist some day - can't you tell?
Here's the recipe for the Uglies and Biscuits (I make the biscuits since I haven't found a premade biscuit dough without milk). Just substitute vegan cheese in the Uglies and soy milk in the biscuits. Also, I recommend doing 1 1/2 recipes for the biscuits since the original only makes 6 and the Uglies will fill 8 muffin cups. And next time I will be doing mine in an oversized muffin tin so I can get more filling in the cups. Serve these with mashed potatoes and corn and you've got a great meal!
Biscuits: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/JPs-Big-Daddy-Biscuits/Detail.aspx (Btw... these are the best biscuits!)

Enjoy!