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Apple cinnamon pancakes topped with warm maple apples

Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

I fold grated apple and cinnamon into fluffy buttermilk pancakes, then serve them with warm maple apples for a cozy fall breakfast.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 4
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 390
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pancakes
  • - 1½ cups all-purpose flour 188 g
  • - 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 25 g
  • - 2 teaspoons baking powder 8 g
  • - ½ teaspoon baking soda 2 g
  • - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • - ½ teaspoon salt
  • - 1 large egg
  • - 1¼ cups buttermilk 300 ml
  • - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted (28 g)
  • - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • - ¾ cup peeled grated apple (about 90 g)
Warm maple apples
  • - 2 medium apples cored and diced (about 300 g)
  • - 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 14 g
  • - 2 tablespoons maple syrup 30 ml
  • - ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • - 1 tablespoon water
  • - A pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add diced apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, water, and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  2. Uncover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are tender and syrupy. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
  3. Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.
  4. In another bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Fold in the grated apple.
  5. Heat a lightly greased griddle or skillet over medium-low to medium heat. Pour about ¼ cup batter per pancake onto the pan.
  6. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles form and the edges begin to set. Flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more, until golden and cooked through.
  7. Serve warm with the maple apples spooned over the pancakes.

Notes

I use a tart apple such as Granny Smith or a sweeter apple such as Honeycrisp. If the pancakes brown too quickly
I wait to flip until bubbles form on top and the pancake edges look set.
, I lower the heat so the centers have time to cook.