Banana Bread Pancakes With Cinnamon Maple Syrup

Name: Banana Bread Pancakes With Cinnamon Maple Syrup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 18 pancakes, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 large bananas, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 large eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional); 1 cup maple syrup; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Submitted by 2hot2handle

"These pancakes taste just like banana bread! I adapted this recipe by combining two different recipes for banana pancakes in Marie Simmons' "Pancakes A-Z." Note that for the buttermilk, I just put 1 1/2 tsp. cider vinegar in a measuring cup and then add regular milk to 1 1/2 cup. I almost never have buttermilk on hand, and this is how I get around it."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 18 pancakes
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
2 large bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
1 ¹⁄₂ cups buttermilk
¹⁄₂ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs, separated
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
FOR SYRUP
1 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon

directions

In a large bowl, sift together the flours, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of a food processor, puree the bananas (or mash them smoothly with a potato masher). Add the buttermilk, oil, egg yolks and vanilla. Process or whisk to blend.
Pour banana mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until just blended. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into the batter until just blended.
Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet, brush with a thin film of oil or cooking spray. For each pancake, pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter onto the griddle. Cook until tops are bubbly and bottoms lightly browned. Turn and cook until lightly browned on the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter.
For the syrup, combine ingredients into a small microwavable pitcher. Heat for 45 seconds. Whisk until combined.
Serve pancakes with sprinkled with chopped walnuts, cinnamon syrup and a dollop of whipped cream.

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2hot2handle

Well, I love to cook! Big surprise there. I've gotten so many great recipes from RecipeZaar that I finally decided to join. My goal is to organize all of my stray recipes to make sure they don't get lost, and also to remember which ones we love! I like a lot of variety, so I rarely cook the same thing week after week. The trouble is, as time goes by, it becomes difficult to remember all of the dishes that everyone loved and/or menus that were a hit when we had company. I'm hoping RecipeZaar will help on that front. I work part-time and have 2 young children, so mostly what I focus on these days is preparing simple, fresh, healthy meals that all of us will enjoy. Our kids are not coddled - they are expected to eat what they are served. However, I do try to have at least one item on the menu that I KNOW they'll like. They are very good eaters overall, but of course they have slightly different tastes, and my son is a "separator," which makes soups and casseroles a challenge sometimes. Luckily, my husband will eat anything (and I mean ANYTHING) that is put in front of him. :-)

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