Red Clover Pancakes - Natural Remedies Mom

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To make pancakes healthier and more fun, simply add nutritious flowers. One way I do this is by making red clover pancakes. I make a basic pancake recipe and add red clover flowers to the batter.

Tell your kids all about the health benefits of red clover while they help you harvest the flowers. Using plants outside for food and medicine can become like second nature to them. It’s one of the best practices you can pass on to your kids!

Let’s review the health benefits of red clover:

Red Clover is high in:

Calcium
Chromium
Magnesium
Niacin
Phosphorus
Potassium
Thiamine
Vitamin C

Internal Uses

Asthma
Blood Alkalizer
Blood Cleanser (especially heavy metals)
Blood Thinner
Cancer
PMS, Menopausal issues
Prostate problems
Purulent ulcers
Whooping cough

External Uses

Abscesses, ulcers, boils
Acne
Cancer
Cradle Cap
Eczema, psoriasis
Tumors, scrofular swelling

Parts of the herb you can use: Stems, leaves and flower – (the flower contains the most nutrition)

Here’s a basic pancake recipe:
1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
2 T. organic sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 1/4 cups of raw milk (less if you like your pancakes thicker)
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
2 T. olive oil

Mix dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and pour in milk. Add eggs, vanilla and oil. Whisk together, but don’t over-stir ~ keep the batter lumpy.

Here’s red clover growing in my yard. You want to be sure you don’t eat herbs that grow within 50 feet of the road – they contain too many toxins from passing vehicles.

Pick the heads off the flowers – just as many as you want to use. The flowers that are more purple are better!

Don’t pick the ones that have gone brown.

Wash them well. I normally do 3 rinses to make sure all the bugs, and whatever else, is gone.

Pluck out the small purple petals. (You can eat the whole flower head, but I only use the little petals for this. The green part is a little crunchy 🙂 )

Stir the red clover into the batter and fry in pan (I love using my iron skillets for pancakes! It’s non-stick, but without the harm of the traditional “Teflon” non-stick coating. )

Serve with maple syrup, honey or jelly.

It's fun to find edible flowers in the backyard and add them to recipes. This red clover pancakes recipe is one great option.

Other Uses for Red Clover

You can use red clover to steep into a tea, add to salads, or put in capsules. You can buy red clover dried if you like, but finding it in the wild is free! 🙂

Other good flowers to add to pancakes is dandelions, roses, violets, pansies. Really, any edible flower would be fun to experiment with. Begin today to find creative ways to add edible plants to your cooking.

*Updated from July 29, 2011

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Jacqueline says

August 3, 2011 at 12:13 am

Dear Jill,
I just love to see your creativity with your girls. One thing we still love to do is to look for unusual insects or flowers and identify them together. Just 2 days ago, we found a black swallowtail caterpillar on the dill eating away…but we had never seen the WAY that they eat. It is truly amazing, so out came the camera for a short video! My son (a senior) helped me and we all got it set up. Home-education at its best :)Those teachable moments are precious. Thanks for encouraging others. I LOVE your blog…we must think a bit alike 🙂

Jill's Home Remedies says

August 5, 2011 at 2:44 pm

Thank you, Jacqueline! I’m really enjoying your blog! 😉

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