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Apple Pancakes with Cinnamon Butter

By Claire MacDonaldPhotography by Brian Leatart

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 22 Servings

Ingredients

Cinnamon Butter

1

/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1

/2 cup powdered sugar

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

teaspoon grated orange peel

Pancakes

2

teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1

teaspoon grated lemon peel

2

medium Granny Smith apples (scant 1 pound), peeled, halved, cored

1

2/3 cups all purpose flour

2

tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar

2

1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1

/2 teaspoon salt

3

/4 cup whole milk

2

large eggs

1

/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, divided

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Preparation

  1. For Cinnamon Butter

    Step 1

    Using electric mixer, beat all ingredients in small bowl until blended.

  2. For Pancakes

    Step 2

    Combine lemon juice and peel in bowl. Coarsely grate apples into bowl, tossing to coat with juice

    Step 3

    Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Make well in center of dry ingredients. Whisk in milk, eggs, and 1/4 cup melted butter until smooth. Stir in apple mixture. Cover and let batter stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

    Step 4

    Preheat oven to 250°F. Place baking sheet in oven. Heat heavy large nonstick griddle or skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute. Brush griddle with some of remaining 1/4 cup melted butter. For each pancake, drop 1 heaping tablespoon batter onto griddle, spacing pancakes apart. Cook until golden on bottom and bubbles start to form on surface, about 3 minutes. Turn pancakes over. Cook until golden on bottom, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer pancakes to baking sheet in oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter, brushing griddle with butter before each batch of pancakes.

    Step 5

    Arrange pancakes on plates. Top each with dollop of cinnamon butter and serve.

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