Saturday, October 29, 2011

Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup

Saturday mornings are very important in my home, is a routine or better yet a tradition to prepare a big breakfast and sit together as a family.  Usually on weekdays the kids have cereal or home made pop tarts and then their off to school, so weekends are family time.  This morning I woke up and wasn't sure what to cook for breakfast, I thought maybe a breakfast tart but then my son woke up and just suggested pancakes, well a couple of months ago my mother e-mailed me a recipe for apple pancakes and apple cider syrup, well I decided to make it and I have to say that the apple pancakes were delightful my kids couldn't get enough.  I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as I did.


Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple
  • 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
  • 2 egg, separated
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • SYRUP:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 1/3 cups apple cider 
  • 1 cinnamon stick  or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash ground nutmeg

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; stir in apple. Combine the buttermilk, egg yolks, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter.
  • Pour batter by heaping 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot griddle coated with cooking spray; turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until the second side is lightly browned.
  • Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cider until smooth; add cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Discard cinnamon stick. Stir nutmeg into syrup. Serve pancakes with warm
  • syrup.

4 comments:

  1. Hi Lu! I am a first time visitor. I like your blog title. I think that alfajores is a dessert. I love your pancake story. So seasonal. But so rich in tradition. Tradition is so important for a family to bond and attach. It caught my eye because we have four children and traditions were so important for us. Plus your recipe looks delicious.
    I will be back to read more.
    I also write a blog on food and family and traditions. Though our four daughters are grown they have brought grandchildren into our lives. So in my blog I also write about my musings on life and love.
    Please visit. Or maybe follow. That would be awesome.

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  2. These are really beautiful and the cider syrup is extraordinary. This is my firs tvisit to your blog, so I took a bit of extra time to browse through your earlier posts. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  3. those pancakes look amazing! yumm!

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  4. Thank you so much to all for stopping by and taking the time in reading my blog and i hope that I dont ever dissapoint my readers. Thank you and bless you all.

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