Pancakes!

I'm totally inspired by Jennifer Hudson right now, have you seen her?  She looks fabulous!  And I've never been one to be swayed by marketing, but this time, I completely 100% was.  As in, I saw her in a commercial, and joined weight watchers the very next day.  I unofficially started last Wednesday, but yesterday was officially Day 1.  And what better way to kick off a diet plan than with pancakes I ask you?  I found a WW recipe but made quite a few changes, none of which affected point value, just taste value!  Here's my version:

Orange Wheat Pancakes

adapted from Weight Watchers

1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

3 large eggs, separated

1 Tbsp sugar

1 8oz weight watchers vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup fat free milk

1 Tbsp butter, melted

1 tsp orange extract

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; stir well.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until well combined.  Stir in the yogurt, butter, milk, and orange extract.  Combine with the flour mixture until well mixed.  In a clean medium bowl, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks.  Gently fold the whites into the flour mixture.

2.  Coat a nonstick griddle or skillet with nonstick spray and heat over medium heat.  Spoon a scant 1/4 cup of batter for each of 18 pancakes onto the griddle amd spread into a 3-1/2 inch circle.  Cook until tops are bubbly 3-4 minutes.  Turn pancakes and cook until edges are lightly golden, about 2-3 minutes longer.

That giant delicious pad of butter in the picture..looks only, I'm afraid!  I didn't need the extra points, but felt the photo needed it!