Rosa Parks’ Featherlite Pancakes

This recipe was written by Rosa Parks on the back of a deposit slip and is part of a collection of her personal papers, letters, and photographs recently digitized and made available by the Library of Congress.

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Rosa Parks' Featherlite Pancakes

  • Total time: 30 Minutes
  • Servings: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 2 Tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 1/4 Cups Milk
  • 1/3 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 1 Tbsp Melted Shortening or Oil

Directions

  • 1)

    Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

  • 2)

    Mix the egg, milk, peanut butter and shortening or oil. Combine with dry ingredients.

  • 3)

    Cook at 275°F on griddle.

Notes

Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/mss859430324/. There is also an article about it at https://food52.com/blog/16044-rosa-parks-featherlite-peanut-butter-pancakes and a podcast about it at http://www.sporkful.com/searching-for-rosa-parks-pancakes/.