Playing with Pancakes--Part 1

So tomorrow is October 1st and everywhere you go they are talking pumpkin.  Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin mousse, pumpkin gnocchi, pumpkin spice coffee, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. ( I really loved The King and I).  So I decided to try my hand at pumpkin pancakes.  I made up a big batch of pancake batter and then began playing with it.  Part 1 will be pumpkin pancakes, but Part 2 will be apple, cinnamon, walnut pancakes.  I just need to play with those a bit more.  Here we go, one more pumpkin recipe to add to your repertoire.

I will begin by talking about pancake mix.  I do not buy a separate mix just for pancakes. I use Bisquick baking mix.  Since I use it for lots of things, it seems silly to buy something just for pancakes, when Bisquick works just fine.  I have also made pancakes from scratch, but that is for another day.  I just followed the recipe for 14 pancakes, which is 2 cups of mix, 2 eggs and 1 cup of milk.  If you use something different, just follow the recipe for about a dozen pancakes.

For pumpkin pancakes:

To prepared pancake batter add:

1/2 cup pumpkin puree - do not use pumpkin pie filling!
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

Mix well and prepare as you would regular pancakes.  Serve with maple syrup or powdered sugar.

I was saving three for the picture, but somebody ate one!  I guess I'm not the only one who thought they were good!

Happy Cooking!

Carol
a.k.a. Nonnie