FrenchToast Pancakes

This comes from tasty kitchen.com, it is my new breakfast favorite-delicious!

• 4 whole Large Eggs
• 1 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla (optional)
• ½ teaspoons Cinnamon, Optional
• 12 slices Bread (you'll Want Something Thick And Hearty To Stand Up To The Heavier Batter)
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  Beat eggs until fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients (except bread). Heat a griddle over medium high heat until a drop of water skitters across the pan. Dip one slice of bread at a time in the batter until it is completely covered. Place on the griddle and cook until brown on one side. Then, flip and brown the other side. You will know the bread is ready to flip in the same way you know pancakes are ready: the edges look dry and bubbles have formed in the batter along the crust. Slather with butter and drizzle on some maple syrup. These also freeze well for breakfast later in the week.

Fiesta Pasta Salad

16 ounces bowtie pasta, cooked al dente
1 (16-ounce) can black beans, rinsed
1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh white corn
3 to 4 chicken breasts, cooked, cut into bite-size pieces
8 ounces grape tomatoes, cut in half
1 (4-ounce) can sliced olives
1/4 cup green onions, sliced
Red & green peppers, diced (as desired)

Dressing
1 packet Ranch Fiesta (Spicy) dry dressing
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar

Mix dressing ingredients well in a blender. Toss over pasta mix just before serving.

Orange Chicken

Marinade
2 lb. Chicken cut into cubes
2Tblspn. Soy Sauce
2Tblspn. rice wine vinegar
2tspn. sesame oil
2tspn. cornstarch

Marinade in Ziplock bag for at least 15 min. or up to 24 hrs.

Batter
2/3 cup flour (I use Wonder flour)
2/3 cup cornstarch
2 egg whites lightly beaten
2Tblspn. Canola oil
2/3 cup warm water as needed

1. Heat 3 cups oil in a deep fryer or a deep skillet to 375 degrees.

2. To make the batter, combine flour and cornstarch, stir in egg white and oil. Add as much of the water at needed to form a thick batter.( like a pancake batter)

3. Stir marinated chicken into the batter so they are completely covered on all sides with batter.

4. Drop each piece of chicken into the batter one at a time so they don't stick together. Only place about 10 pieces in the pan at a time . Fry chicken 4 - 5 min. until it is light golden brown and float to the top. Set on a paper towel to drain off excess oil.
( At this point you can lay them out on a large sheet pan and put in freezer for 1 hour. Then put in Ziplock bag for another day. To heat up just pop it in the microwave in the for 4 - 5 min. It tastes just as good as fresh!!!)

5. Combine chicken in a pan with Orange chicken sauce. I Like the Panda Express Sauce that you can get in the grocery store. Or you can make your own sauce...

Orange Sauce
3Tblspn soy sauce
1/3 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup white vinegar
3Tblspn cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup cold water mix together before poring into mixture)
1Tblspn orange zest.

Stir together on stove and mix with battered chicken.