Corn Cakes

YUMMY QUICK CORN CAKES !

So,,,, I'm on Winter Break for the next two weeks so I thought what better time to have fun in MY kitchen for a while,, instead of at work.... I decided to bring back an oldie,, but a goodie from Lilys younger years..... I made some yummy strawberry blueberry syrup at work last week and was looking for ways to make use of it before it went bad. I decided to make some of these corn cakes for "brunch" today topped with some of the sweet and delicous strawberry/blueberry syrup. Add some fresh diced pears on the side and VOILA,,, a quick and nutritious brunch for me and the lil plum.

NOTE: These cakes can be made in advance,,, frozen in individual bags and heated as needed. Also,, for the lil ones,,, these serve as a GREAT replacement to those awful boxed cakes you can get for your lil one. Make them smaller,,, like silver dollar size and pop one out of your freezer as your headed out for the day and it makes a great quick, nutritious snack for the lil buggers instead of nutrient dense pretzels or chips! !


OK,,, on to the good stuff.... The recipe.

1/2 pint sour cream or green PLAIN greek yogurt
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 egg,beaten
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda,
1 TBSP Golden ( or regular) Flaxseed meal
1/2 cup Yellow corn meal
a dollop of coconut oil for frying

- Whip egg in small bowl, set aside
-Combine remaining ingredients in medium size mixing bowl.
- Add Egg and whisk all ingredients together til all combined well.
-Warm frying pan on medium heat
- add coconut oil and spoon mix onto frying pan. About a 1/4 cup at a time.
- fry each side til golden brown. ( time varies depending on stove ) VOILA ! Serve with your favorite fruit spread or syrup. Makes about 6 medium size cakes and 10 smaller cakes.

This is much healthier option than regular white flour pancakes. Some of you may be daunted by the flax seed meal if you are not used to cooking with this. It can be found at close to any big brand grocery store chain these days,, in the aisle with all the other baking needs/ flours,,,, I especially like Bobs Red Mill. Flax seed meal adds much needed fiber as well as omega 3 oils that are great for heart health, inflamation and namely improved brain functioning. This is ESSENTIAL for young children whose brains are growing at exceedingly rapid rates. They are like little sponges Studies show the great value of omega 3 in improving areas of learning, memory, and concentration.
Much of the typical american diet lacks the eseential omega 3 essential fatty acids and are loaded with the bad omega 6 fatty acids. Whenever possible it is good to add Omegs 3's into our childrens diets in small but subtle ways,, such as this. I also like to add a TBSP in cookie recipes, cereals, oatmeal, yogurt,,,, etc. etc. In fact many of you who have eaten my cookies have probably eaten flax seed meal and didnt even know it :)

But,,, are these good ?? Well,,, Lily LOVES them. Most children who arent used to the taste might need some syrup on top,,, this is how I like them. Not maple syrup,, I recommend a thicker more fruit based syrup,, however, my lil plum likes to eat them plain,,, she came back for seconds after I was already full from my first serving !