Last night for dinner I tried a recipe from Heavenly Homemakers for pumpkin pancakes. One more pumpkin recipe to try 🙂 These were ok. But the like/dislike had nothing to do with the pumpkin. It was just a kind of weird pancake recipe. I think it was largely due to the butter in the recipe. The batter didn’t pour and spread out like a normal pancake. It just sat in a big lump. I tried spreading them out a bit, but they just kind of slid around on the pan. And then they didn’t seem to cook all the way through. The flavor was fine. Just not the light, fluffy pancake we’re used to. I did add a little sugar to the recipe to give it a little sweetness (about 3 Tbsp.). I used less butter than the recipe called for (if I try them again I’ll cut it out completely). And I tried soaking my flour (never tried that before). I don’t really know how to do that. I just mixed the flour and buttermilk and put it in the fridge until it was time to make dinner. Maybe that made a difference. Maybe I didn’t do that correctly. Anyway, I served them with homemade strawberry topping, whipped topping (for Justin) and walnuts. With all that yummy stuff on top they tasted just fine 🙂 Justin and I both thought they were fine, but nothing amazing. I did make a double batch, so now we have some pancakes in the freezer again. I debated between this recipe and one from Two Peas and Their Pod. I’ll have to try that one sometime with the cinnamon syrup. I bet they are really good!
*Edited 7/10/10 – Just realized I never updated this the last time I tried these. I made these a while back (a big batch to freeze), soaking them first. They turned out pretty good. I think I skipped the butter, which helped a lot. Just be sure to spread the batter well and don’t make them too thick.
To soak grains:
The pancakes looked real yummy. The recipe was a little different than my recipe that I’m happy with. However, your recipe is probably healthier. Mine is: 1 egg, 1 c. buttermilk, 2 Tbsp. salad oil, 1/3 can pumpkin, 1 c. flour, 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. soda, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/8 tsp. ginger, 1/8 tsp. nutmeg–Beat egg. Add remaining ingredients & beat. Love, Mom
Thanks for the recipe. I’ll have to try that sometime. A healthy recipe that doesn’t taste good isn’t worth it 😛