Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Defatted Wheat Germ

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Pumpkin spice
pancakeswith defatted wheat germ

Viobin’s pumpkin spice pancakes combine pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. A half cup of Viobin defatted wheat germ goes into the batter, ready for a griddle breakfast with pecans and maple syrup.

Pumpkin pancakes topped with pecans and maple syrup, with a Viobin defatted wheat germ bag in the background.
Pumpkin spice pancakes with pecans and maple syrupServing suggestion
~8pancakes
Mediumgriddle heat
2–3minutes per side

In the batter.
Ready for breakfast.

Mix defatted wheat germ with the dry ingredients, then finish your plate to taste.

Pancake batter

½cup

Viobin defatted wheat germ, mixed with the flour, spices, sugars and baking powder.

Serving suggestion

Pecans &
maple syrup

Optional toppings, separate from the pancake batter ingredients below.

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The recipe

Makes approximately 8 pancakes

Pancakes

  • 1 cupall-purpose flour
  • ½ cupdefatted wheat germ (Viobin)
  • 1½ tspbaking powder
  • ½ tspsalt
  • ¾ tspground cinnamon
  • ¼ tspground ginger
  • ¼ tspground nutmeg
  • 2 tbspbrown sugar
  • 2 tbspgranulated sugar
  • ½ tspvanilla extract
  • ½ cuppumpkin puree
  • 1 largeegg
  • 2 tbspbutter, melted
  • ¾ cupmilk

Method

  1. Heat the griddlePreheat a griddle or large non-stick skillet to medium heat.
  2. Combine the dry ingredientsIn a large bowl, whisk together flour, defatted wheat germ, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
  3. Combine the wet ingredientsIn a separate bowl, whisk together vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, egg, melted butter and milk.
  4. Mix and cookPour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Cook on a lightly greased griddle, about 2–3 minutes per side, or until golden brown.

Serve with lightly toasted pecans and maple syrup, if desired. These toppings are optional and are not included in the batter ingredients.

For bakery developers

A breakfast recipe.
An ingredient starting point.

This recipe mixes half a cup of defatted wheat germ into the pancake batter. For food scientists, R&D teams and product developers, it offers a concrete starting point for an ingredient conversation.

The quantities here make approximately eight pancakes. Commercial formulations need their own development and evaluation.

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