Oatmeal Pancakes

1 1/2 cup rolled oats
2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp brown sugar or maple syrup
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Directions Combine the oats and buttermilk and leave to soak for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk together eggs, vanilla, sugar or syrup, and oil in one bowl, and flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in another.

Add the soaked oats to the wet mixture, then gradually stir in the dry.

Warm the frying pan over medium-low heat. When hot, pour 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. Cook slowly until holes cover the top, then turn and cook the other side.

Serve hot.

Yield 14 (4-inch) pancakes
Adapted from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone