Good morning everyone! What is your favorite way to start a crisp fall morning? A Pumpkin Spice Latté, bowl of hot oatmeal, hot apple cider? Well I have a recipe I would like to share with you that is all the flavors of fall in a classic breakfast dish… pancakes! Apple pancakes possess the crisp juicy crunch of the apple bits, have the warmth of the accompanying spices, and the classic feel of a pancake breakfast. Enjoy this any fall morning, or make it special for a holiday breakfast! I’m going to share with you a great recipe found on Smitten Kitchen but with a few twists of my own!
Apple Spice Pancakes
Ingredients:
2 eggs beaten
1½ cups of milk (or yogurt)
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tsp of baking powder
½ tsp of salt
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp ginger
3 medium apples, peeled and coarsely grated
Butter for frying
Directions:
Beat the 2 eggs and milk (or yogurt) together in a large bowl.
Whisk together all the dry ingredients (flour – ginger) in a small bowl.
Peel, core, and grate the apples. If you have a food processor, the easiest way I found (and the tastiest) was to peel and core the apples and use a food processor. Don’t use the grating attachment, I just threw them right in and pulsed until it was small bits.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and whisk together ½ cup at a time, until well combined. Then add in the apple bits.
Heat the cast iron frying pan on medium-low heat. Melt the butter in the pan and add ¼ cup of pancake mixture to make perfectly sized pancakes!
Cook for about 3 minutes on each side.
Serve with warmed maple syrup, a dusting of sugar, and enjoy!
