I told you yesterday that I have been more interested in messing around in the kitchen now that the weather has cooled a bit. And ideas hit me at weird times. With the schlepping to preschool and back (and preschool and back again) each day, the drive time has given me a small break to think quietly. While not all thoughts are creative/project/food related, apple pancakes was one and I went with it.
After marking up the pancake recipe we use at home, I Googled apple pancakes to see if my plans were relative to others online. Yes they were. But then I saw the Smitten Kitchen recipe and saw in her notes that her recipe was a pretty basic one and she encouraged adding in spices to make it better. So I abandoned my list in favor of tinkering with spices.
Using our favorite apple cake recipe as a guide, I added vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and a squeeze of lemon to brighten the flavors. I used buttermilk instead of plain milk and for the apples, I used a couple of gigantic Honey Crisp ones from our apple orchard excursion two weekends ago.
They smell like a fall morning to me. With their aroma, I was actually transported back to my childhood home, sitting at the breakfast table, thinking about what I needed to wear to school and if my practice clothes were packed. It was a little strange. :)
Try them for yourself and see where it sends you.
Recipe modified from Smitten Kitchen
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 medium apples, peeled and coarsely chopped/grated
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch of cloves
- juice from half of a lemon, squeezed
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and lemon juice.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir in the apples.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Using a 1/4 cup, scoop out batter and pour onto the pan, spreading out the batter just a bit to help it cook more evenly.
- Cook until the edges have firmed up and it is a nice golden brown.
- Flip and repeat on the other side.
- Top with whatever you prefer.
Take care.
These look fantastic!! So perfect for fall :)
Your photos are amazing and honestly it makes me want to take a bite out of those pancakes! Yummy! Apple pancakes sound delicious!
Delish! Love the shredded apples in the pancakes… yum-o.
I made these for my son and I thus morning, and just wanted to tell you how delicious they were!!! Thank you for sharing this recipe! :)
So glad you like them! They are delicious!!