Oatmeal Chai Buttermilk Pancakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups low-fat milk
• 12 whole cloves
• 8 cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 cinnamon stick (3-inch)
• 1 inch gingerroot, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons black tea leaves (such as darjeeling or assam)
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups rolled oats

Recipe

• 1 combine first 5 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 cover and cook 15 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat; stir in tea leaves and steep 2 minutes.
• 4 strain mixture through a sieve into a large bowl; discard solids.
• 5 stir in buttermilk; cool to room temperature.
• 6 add butter, vanilla and eggs; stir well with a whisk.
• 7 combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• 8 add flour mixture to milk mixture; stir until combined.
• 9 stir in oats.
• 10 cover and let stand 15 minutes.
• 11 pour about 1/4 cup per pancake.
• 12 cook until lightly browned.