Cheese-filled Banana Pancakes

I should not complete this point if I did not add, that mere ability to edify, and aptness to teach is not enough; there must be other talents to complete the pastoral character. Sound judgment and solid experience must instruct you; gentle manners and loving affections must sway you; firmness and courage must be manifest and tenderness and sympathy must not be lacking. Gifts administrative in ruling well will be as requisite as gifts instructive in teaching well.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Eggs, Vegetables		Meatless	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Sliced banana, divided
1/3	c	All-purpose flour
1/3	c	Nonfat buttermilk
1	T	Sugar
1/2	t	Vanilla extract
1		Egg
1/3	c	Light process cream cheese
		product
2	T	Brown sugar
1/2	t	Vanilla extract
		Vegetable cooking spray

INSTRUCTIONS

1998    
Combine 1/2 cup banana, flour, and next 4 ingredients in container of
an electric blender; cover and process until smooth, scraping sides of
container with a rubber spatula. Pour batter into a bowl; cover and
chill 15    minutes.  Beat cream cheese and next 2 ingredients at
medium speed of an  electric mixer until light and fluffy; set aside.
Spoon about 1/4 cup batter onto a hot nonstick griddle or nonstick
skillet coated with cooking spray. Turn pancake when top is covered
with bubbles and edges look cooked. Repeat with remaining batter to
make 8 pancakes.  Place 1 pancake on each of two serving plates. Spread
1 tablespoon  cheese mixture over each pancake; arrange 2 tablespoons
sliced banana  over each serving. Repeat procedure with remaining
pancakes, cheese  mixture, and banana, ending with banana. Yield: 2
servings.  Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1994, page 87  Posted to
recipelu-digest by Brenda <balcorn@earthlink.net> on Feb 7,

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 417 Calories From Fat: 34 Total Fat: 3.9g Cholesterol: 93mg Sodium: 713.2mg Potassium: 1544.3mg Carbohydrates: 90.7g Fiber: 8.4g Sugar: 51g Protein: 10.8g

The Body of Christ needs its women! It needs singles, newlyweds, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, “spinsters” – every last one of them. And it needs them to embrace the role God has given them without looking back. We have so much to do, and we have so little time to accomplish it all. God has given us a great gift in calling us to the home. Our role is not inferior because it is “unpaid.” Our role is not of lesser importance because it isn’t out in the public sphere. When God created mankind “male and female,” He showed us that it takes both “halves” to make up the whole of humanity. That our roles differ is a cause for rejoicing and glory – not a cause for shame or depression. When both roles complement each other beautifully, we demonstrate to the world a picture of God’s divine image that is breathtaking to behold. We demonstrate the union of Christ and His Bride, the Church. Rejecting our roles or revising them to suit our individual tastes and plans is blasphemy. I didn’t say it; St. Paul did.

Jennie Chancey