Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

We love breakfast in this house.. but I cant get my toddler to enjoy a delicious pancake, no matter how I disguise it.. jelly, syrup, powdered sugar.  Not the end of the world.  But when the rest of us want pancakes, I always have to make something else for her.  By make, I mean pour cereal into a bowl and add milk.

This morning I was staring blankly into the fridge (while I let my husband cash in his birthday-sleep-in card) trying to figure out what to make on this freezing cold morning.  There were a few loose apples kicking around the bottom drawer, so I just went with that.
I Googled my heart out and compiled my own recipe from a few others.  I always put vanilla extract in my pancake batter.. but I just used up the last drops of the best Mexican vanilla that I have had forever.  So I substituted a teaspoon of maple syrup.

Here is what I came up with, the end result was a success!  Grating the apple seems to keep the pancake consistency where I like it.. and chunk free, of course.

Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

2 cup Bisquick (I use Heart Healthy, but it definitely doesn't matter)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (we are VERY fancy around here.)
1 egg
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or maple syrup, or any extract your little heart desires)
3/4 cup grated apple

Beat everything together until smooth, fold in grated apple.

Pour batter (I use a soup ladle) onto a hot greased griddle, once bubbles appear and start filling themselves up, time to flip!



I need to get more flour, but let me share my Gram's tried and true pancake recipe:

Grams "Perfect" Pancakes

2 cups flour

2 T baking powder

1 T baking soda

1 T salt

1 3/4 cups Buttermilk (her recipe calls for sour milk)

2 eggs

1/4 cup oil (canola or vegetable.. her recipe says salad oil)

3 T sugar