Rainbow Pancakes

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In honor of St. Patty's day I made rainbow pancakes for breakfast and then the kids and I had fun with the leprechauns.


Rainbow pancakes
Ingredients

pancake mix with ingredients to make - or make your own!
food coloring

Directions

1. make pancake batter according to box directions
2. divide pancake batter evenly into 6 bowls ( I made one batch at a time and divided the batter each time)
3. add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl to reach desired color and stir well
4. heat griddle
5.
6. pour batter on to griddle (one color at a time) and cook until bubbles start to form on the pancake - flip pancake over and continue cooking until done
7. repeat process for each color

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

from Betty Crocker
2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs



1.Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (9x5- or 8x4-inch) loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray.
2.In large bowl, beat all ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 45 seconds, scraping bowl frequently. Pour batter into pans.
3.Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted halfway between center and edge of pan comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.