Banana Oat Pancakes

This was intended to be a happy, cute little blurb about banana pancakes.
I was going to tie-in a 2 am diner experience where I ordered and ate pancakes.

But then I ate sidewalk pavement, which might I add, leaves a considerably less pleasant aftertaste. All in front of two fellow grad students. And a horde of City Hall protesters.

This, my friends, was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. More embarrassing than when the Cool Girls in my 3rd grade class barged in on me in the elementary school bathroom in my Thursday underpants. (It was a Friday!)

More than when I slammed my forehead getting into a first date's car.

More than when my bikini top's plastic clasp snapped and quite literally exploded off of my chest.

And definitely more than when I neglected to deodorize one armpit in the Florida heat.

I wasn't even drunk, so there's no excuse. My ankle didn't twist, the sidewalk was smoother than John Stamos with the ladies, and streetlights seemed to be working appropriately. The only obvious answer is the cosmos and Forces of Embarrassment aligned to strike me down in a heap of horror.

Or maybe pancakes are bad luck. But I'm still willing to take my chances on banana oat pancakes.

Banana Oat Pancakes     Serves: 1

1/2 cup old-fashioned oats

1/4 cup flour

1 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

1/2 t. vanilla extract (optional)

1/2 cup plus 2 T. milk

1 small ripe banana

1.) Blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor, except the banana. Once smooth, add bananas and blend until smooth again. 

2.) Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and add batter by 1/4 cups. Cook until one side bubbles, then flip. This recipe makes around 5 small pancakes. Serve with butter and syrup.

Adapted from: Colourful Palate