3 teaspoons double-acting or 4 teaspoons cream of tartar baking powder
1 cup unsifted whole-wheat flour
2 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons shortening, melted
Sift together first three ingredients; mix with whole-wheat flour. Combine egg yolks, molasses, milk, and shortening; stir into flour mixture. Beat egg whites stiff, but not dry; fold into batter. Bake a spoonful at a time on a lightly greased, hot griddle.
YIELD: 12 griddle cakes.
Oatmeal Griddle Cakes: Replace whole-wheat flour with 1 cup quick oats.