Oatmeal Pancakes

• 1 cup rolled oats

• 2 tablespoons sugar

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 egg 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 cup water

• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Pour the buttermilk over the oats & let stand for 15 minutes or so. Add everything else and stir until incorporated. Ladle about ¼ cup of batter onto a hot griddle (which I don't bother to grease) & when the the edges look firm & the bottom is golden-brown (you can peek under to check), flip to cook the other side. You don’t need me to tell you to serve the pancakes with whatever you like—syrup, jam, cinnamon & sugar—but I will say that oatmeal pancakes are especially good with warm apple sauce or apple slices sauteed in butter and sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar.