Binge Watching With Netflix & Fluffy Orange Oatmeal Pancakes: Orange is the New Black

The best way to watch TV now to me is just to binge watch. One of my new favorite shows is Orange is the New black and you can only watch it on Netflix. The highly-awaited second season premiere of Orange is the New Black on June 6 is going to be exciting and we’re excited because all of it will be uploaded at one time and woot we’ll be on a streaming binge!

In season one, we are following the life of Piper Kerman. the first season revolves around Piper Chapman’s transition from her pampered upper-class New York lifestyle to the harsh realities of the penitentiary system. Even though the protagonist is only doing fifteen months of prison time, she is in for rougher times. Season One ends in a cliffhanger with leading-lady, Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), beating fellow inmate Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett (Taryn Manning) — after Pennsatucky tries to kill Chapman.

"Piper’s not the Whole Foods-eating, Toms-shoes-buying idealist anymore, and it’s gratifying to see her lose the wide-eyed blondie shtick," TV critic Melissa Maerz writes for Entertainment Weekly.

In honor of a show I love to watch, I wanted to share an orange recipes with you. Florida Orange Juice sent me this Fluffy Orange Oatmeal Pancake recipe you should try.

Fluffy Orange Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups whole milk
½ cup Florida orange juice
½ cup cooked oatmeal 
3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. In small bowl, whisk together the milk, orange juice, oatmeal, egg yolks and butter; stir to combine.  Add orange juice mixture to flour mixture; stir gently just until combined.

In clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites with mixer until soft peaks form. Add vanilla extract.  Gently fold egg whites into flour mixture, being careful not to over-mix.

Heat large skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Grease bottom of skillet with small amount of melted butter or vegetable oil.

Use large spoon to drop hockey puck-sized dollops of batter in skillet.

Cook until bubbles start to form on top of the pancake; flip with spatula and cook 2 more minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from skillet and keep warm; repeat with remaining batter. Serve immediately.

Serving Suggestion:  Cut pancakes in fun shapes with cookie cutters.

Visit Netflix.com/Orange to re-watch Season 1 and view interviews from the cast dishing some of their favorite moments from the first season.