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Sheet Pancakes

Looking for a simple breakfast recipe to feed a crowd? Sheet pancakes are all the rage right now! Not only can they be cooked all at once without flipping a single one, the combinations of fillings and toppings are absolutely endless so they can be customized to any group’s liking. Use pancake mix or the recipe below. Either way—they will turn out fabulous!

Ingredients:

· 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 

· 3 tablespoon baking powder

· ⅓ cup sugar 

· ½ teaspoon salt 

· 2 ½ cups milk

· 2 eggs

· ½ cup melted butter (divided)

· 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Make it:

1.     Preheat the oven to 425F. Brush a 17- x 11-inch baking sheet with 2 tbsp of the melted butter.

2.     Whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, and the remaining melted butter together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.

3.     Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheet and even out the top with a spatula. Top with your favorite toppings, such as berries, chocolate chips, cinnamon and sugar, or whatever you have on hand. Transfer the sheet pan to the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the pancake is set and cooked through and golden brown on top.

4.     Remove the pancake from the oven and let it rest for 1 to 2 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve with additional fruits, whipped cream, and maple syrup.

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Adventure Sports, Ranked By Popularity

Looking for the next adrenaline-seeking sport to add to the lineup? StorageCafe turned to Google in its quest to gauge interest in extreme sports, analyzing online searches for the past year and comparing them to past trends to see how people’s interest in sports deemed “extreme” has evolved over time.
Here's what they found:

· The most attention-grabbing adventure sports across the country are skateboarding, mountain biking, and rock climbing.

· The biggest search growth: rock climbing was the biggest standout an 83-percent increase in interest, while scuba diving took second place with a 50-percent increase in average monthly searches year over year.

· Skydiving is still attracting interest, especially in states like Montana with 84 percent and Hawaii with 81 percent.

· Searches for parkour are up by 124 percent in California but national interest is generally stagnating.

· Searches for snowboarding in Hawaii have increased by 83 percent, just one percentage point behind the District of Columbia, where interest grew by 84 percent.

For details on all 50 states’ preferences, visit https://www.storagecafe.com/blog/extreme-sports-popularity/

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Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation Partners With Pass It On

Dallas, Texas—Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation (OTF), a provider of outdoor skill, safety, and conservation curriculum to schools nationwide, is partnering with Pass It On—outdoor mentors to help young people take the next step in putting what they learn through OTF’s program into action in the outdoors.

“Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation’s Outdoor Adventures program reaches over 100,000 students each year in 1,000 schools nationwide,” said OTF Chairman Kyle Shidler. “Working with Pass It On, we will see thousands of students take what they have learned and further develop their skills in the outdoors.”

OTF’s Outdoor Adventures program is a fun, interactive course where students are taught lifelong skills comprised of math, science, writing and critical-thinking skills. The 290 detailed lesson plans cover angler education, archery, hunter education, boater education, orienteering, survival skills, camping, outdoor cooking, challenge courses, backpacking, mountain bike camping, paddle sports, rock climbing, shooting sports, CPR/first aid and fauna, flora, and wilderness medicine, and much more. OA teachers can pick units specific to their region and local ecosystems.

Pass It On–Outdoor Mentors matches caring adults with a passion for the outdoors with children who want to learn about the outdoors. The organization’s adult mentors work to provide opportunities for children to learn about outdoor activities in a safe environment. These activities include fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching, archery, hunting, shooting sports, sailing and more.

For more information, visit www.gootf.com.