apple pancakes
Based on Memphis chef Shelley Baltz's "The Best Pancakes," my version sautees the apples in butter and cider and then adds them to the batter. With or without the apples, these are my "go-to" pancakes. (If you omit the apples, also omit the cider). I have tried a hundred different pancake recipes and I always return to this one. Light and fluffy, they are quite delicious eaten by themselves without any topping. When I fixed these for a friend recently, he called them "sublime!" See if you don't agree.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These are fabulous buttermilk pancakes before the other ingredients that make them extra special. There are bits of apples every bite. When you smear the cinnamon sugar butter on top, it's almost like eating an apple pie! Quite the treat for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 - eggs, slightly beaten
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons hard apple cider
- 2 - Gala apples, peeled and small diced
- BROWN SUGAR CINNAMON BUTTER (MIX INGREDIENTS WELL)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 pinch Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
How To Make apple pancakes
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Step 1Prepare apples and cook in the butter and cider in a non-stick skillet until tender. Allow to cool slightly. -
Step 2While apples are cooking, mix together the dry ingredients.
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Step 3Mix together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla in a large bowl.
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Step 4Add the cooled apple mixture to the wet ingredients and mix well.
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Step 5Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just incorporated.
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Step 6Pour desired pancake size onto a hot griddle or pan and flip once bubbles start to form all over the pancake.
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Step 7Serve with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butter and/or warm maple syrup.
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