Apple Pancakes with Caramel Apple and Walnut Topping
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Recipe type: Breakfast
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • 2 or 3 medium granny smith apples, peeled and chopped
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ⅔ cup honey
  • 1 cup water
  • ⅓ cup walnut pieces, choppedFOR THE PANCAKES
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vanilla yogurt
  • 2 cups total of a combination of whole wheat, quinoa and pinto bean flour (mine was mostly whole wheat) ground on the pastry setting OR 2 cups white, all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons gluten flour (only if using freshly ground flours)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 3 medium granny smith apples, peeled and coarsely grated
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Preparation Instructions
  1. FOR THE TOPPING
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Then add the spices, cornstarch and sugar, stir until sugar is completely dissolved and then add the water. Then add the apples and simmer until the apples are soft. Add the walnuts and set aside.FOR THE PANCAKES
  3. First combine the eggs, milk, honey and yogurt.
  4. Then in a seperate bowl, combine the flours, gluten flour and salt.
  5. Then combine the wet and dry ingredients and stir until nearly smooth then stir in the grated apple.
  6. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt a tablespoon of butter. Once the skillet is hot, spoon about ¼ cup of batter into as many small circles as will fit in the pan, usually 3.
  7. Once brown on one side, flip over and brown the other side.
  8. Serve hot with apple topping.
  9. NOTE: It also works REALLY well, if you already have a caramel sauce on hand, to sauté sliced apples in butter and cinnamon, use them to top the pancakes and then drizzle the caramel sauce over it and top with nuts.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2011/05/apple-pancakes-with-caramel-apple-and-walnut-topping/