Pinwheel Pancake Art Tutorial

July 4th is coming up and I thought I would share with you this fun pinwheel pancake art tutorial that I created!

Supplies for Pancake Art Pinwheels

3 Condiment Squirt Bottles
Blue, Red Food Coloring (I suggest Americolor Soft Gel Paste)
3 Cups
Extras: M&Ms and Popsicle Sticks, cream cheese
Spoons
Large Mixing Bowl
Electric Mixer
Pancake Mix (I suggest Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix)
Water
Paper Towels
Vegetable Oil
Griddle
Spatula
Syrup


Mix Directions
 Add the pancake mix to a large bowl. I typically fill up a large bowl half way up with mix when I make pancake art. Since the Krusteaz mix is a “just add water” mix, you don’t need to measure out the amount. Just add enough water to make a medium consistency. You can always add more water or add more mix to achieve this.You want the batter thick enough to “draw”
with but not too much where it won’t squeeze out of the squirt bottle. Use an electric mixer to get the big lumps out. Divide up your batter into 3 cups. Add the red and blue food coloring to two cups and stir until well blended.  Do not put food coloring in the 3rd cup. This will be your white color. Fill up your condiment squirt bottles with the batter. Lightly oil your griddle with
a paper towel and vegetable oil. Turn your griddle on at 200 degrees. 

 Start with the red pancake batter and draw a dot. Switch to the blue batter and begin the pinwheel. Follow the photos to see how to draw it.

 Compare this step to the previous step because it doesn't look much different than the last step but it does have added lines in red.

Flip the pancake when it's bubbly and looses most of it's shine. Let it cook while moving on to the next step.

Now it's time to work on attaching the stick. Add some batter to the griddle.

Add the stick and quickly add more batter on top

Place the pinwheel on top and let it all cook together. Attach the M&M to the pinwheel with a little cream cheese.

Happy July 4th Everyone!

2 Corinthians 3:17 

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

I'm not sure what we'll be doing for the fourth of July yet but it sometimes involves a cookout on the grill. What's your favorite way to celebrate July 4th? Tell me in the comments below!!

Blessings,
Jenni

How to Get Super White Pancakes in Pancake Art

Hi Friends!

One of the questions I get often on my YouTube channel is, how do I get my white color in pancake art soooo...white? So, I thought I would answer this question today because there are a few different factors that effect pancake art colors.

• First of all, it's important to check if your griddle has old, leftover sticky oil residue. Sometimes there's nothing you can do about getting this off, other than washing it really good. Still, it's a good idea to check your griddle.

• If your griddle is old and the nonstick coating is wearing off, this can effect your pretty pancake colors.

• Consider buying a new pancake griddle if the above two factors are true for you. Check out my pancake tips page to see the griddle that I'm currently using.

• You don't need to add any white food coloring to get a nice white color (yes there is white food coloring!). Some pancake mixes are not very white. The one I use is very white so check out my pancake tips page if you'd like to buy the same one.

• Set your griddle for 200 degrees. Any hotter than that, and you risk browning your pancakes too much and ruining the pretty white color.

• Don't let your pancake cook for too long on your griddle. This can also brown your pancake. When you notice that your pancake starts to bubble, and loose it shine, flip it.

This was a tiny chicken pancake. See how small it is next to the fork?!! Want to make these pancake art chickens? Check out my video below:

Have you ever made white pancake art designs? How did it go for you? Tell me in the comments below...

Blessings,
Jenni

Pancake Art Tutorial: Banana Split Ice Cream

Hi Friends!  Here's a few little mini fruits that I used in my blog banner. Look how tiny they are in the banner! They don't even look like pancakes!

 I recently released on my YouTube channel my new video teaching about "Faithfulness" as part of a Fruit of the Spirit series. Here's a sketch from when I was coming up with ideas and pancake colors.

 Want to learn how to make this cutie? Click the video link below....

And on another note....my son has been looking for 4 &5 leaf clovers in our yard and everywhere else he can find them and giving them to anybody who wants them as gifts. So cute!

Blessings,

Jenni