I’ve talked hot
breakfasts to death around here but let me just plug these perfect
pumpkin pancakes as the newest best thing to serve for breakfast.
Even my non-pumpkin lovers (sadly, we have a few of those in this
house) enjoyed them.
That may or may not
have been due to the chocolate chips dotting the pancake (not
pictured, we ate all the chocolate chip ones before I could snap a
shot), but I still count it as a pumpkin victory.
Healthful and hearty,
these glorious whole grain pancakes are a delicious power-packed
breakfast. And since many of you
might be burned out of cooking this week by, say, Friday (hmmm, I
wonder why?), these pancakes are definitely not off limits for a
quick breakfast-for-dinner option.
Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes Yield: Makes about a dozen pancakes (depending on how big/small you make them)
If you don't have whole
wheat flour, all-purpose flour could be used. Remember that making
your own buttermilk is super easy (a quick suggestion would be to use
1 3/4 cups milk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar).
In a large bowl, whisk together
the dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and add the
buttermilk, egg, oil, and pumpkin. Whisk together until just
combined (it's OK if there are a few dry spots remaining;
over-mixing pancakes can make them thick and dry).
Preheat a griddle or skillet on
the stovetop to medium. Pour about 1/3 cup or so batter into circles
on the griddle or skillet. Sprinkle with chocolate chips (if using).
Cook until bubbles appear on the surface of the batter, 1-2 minutes.
Once the bubbles begin popping, flip the pancakes and cook for
another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Recipe Source: adapted a little from a
recipe my friend, Kim
B. sent me (thanks, Kim!)
Melanie Gunnell is a food-loving, chocolate-obsessed mom who has a desperate need to share
her favorite tried-and-true recipes with the world. In a past life she graduated from Brigham
Young University with a degree in public health, but for the past ten years, stay-at-home
motherhood has been her job along with blogging-from-home for the past five.
She resides in the brilliantly cold tundra of Northern Minnesota with her husband and their brood
of five children: four boys and one tiny, bossy girl. Dark chocolate (particularly the act of
shoving chocolate chips in her mouth whilst hiding in the pantry) is her coping skill of choice for
both the never-ending winters and the never-ending wrestling matches in her front room.