Now that we have arrived at the first full week of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church and our Western brethren are approaching Holy Week, I thought I would share a tried and true recipe that our family shares at Sunday coffee hours throughout the year in either its fasting or feasting form (depending on the form of milk used). Blessed Lent or Happy Easter to you depending on which calendar you celebrate!

Dry Ingredients:**

• 3 cups White Flour*
• 1 cup Corn Flour
• 1 cup Whole Wheat (or other flour)- optional
• 1 cup instant oatmeal
• ½ cup Flaxseed meal
• ½ cup chia seeds
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons baking powder*
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon*
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

Wet Ingredients:

• ¼ cup vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil (olive okay, but not ideal)
• 2-3 cups non-dairy milk (soy, oat, almond, etc.; usually oat for us)