So I’m giving the deuces to the pumpkin in my freezer. I don’t really know what giving the deuces means, other than that I saw Whitney on this past episode of America’s Next Top Model “give the deuces” and man, that is totally going into my social hand-sign repertoire. So deuces to pumpkin puree which means the other day i made cake, and now I’ve moved on to pancakes. But instead of going the plain jane route, I threw some pumpkin into the mix and oh! my!, what a fantastic breakfast! The pancakes were unbelievably light and fluffy and the pumpkin flavour worked so well with maple syrup. For added crunch I tossed some pecans into the batter and it was a perfect compliment. Of course with all pancake recipes, we always end up making too much. But don’t worry if you have too many pancakes that you can handle on a Sunday morning, these babies taste great toasted in the toaster on Monday….and what’s more perfect for a quick weekday breakfast than pancakes?! Leftovers never looked or tasted so good.
pumpkin & pecan pancakes
1 ¼ c skim milk
1 c pumpkin puree
4 eggs, separated
2 T sugar
1 t vanilla extract
1 t melted butter
1 1/3 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
½ t salt
1 t cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch cardamom
1 pinch ground cloves
¼ c chopped pecans1. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla and butter. Set aside. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, and pecans together until blended. Add flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix lightly until incorporated.
2. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg whites until soft peaks form. Slowly fold in the whites into the batter.
3. Heat a large pan over medium high heat. Add 1 t of oil or butter and shake it about the pan until it’s evenly distributed. Ladle in batter to your preferred pancake size. When you see bubbles forming on top after about 2 minutes, flip and cook until evenly browned, about 2 minutes longer. Serve with maple syrup.
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Leftovers rock!!
I doubled your meatloaf recipe when I made meatloaf on Saturday and have been eating meatloaf all weekend.
Served with mashed potatoes and steamed Edamame – I’m not complaining about leftover meatloaf – no siree bub!
And I wouldn’t complain about leftover pancakes either especially when they are this tasty sounding.
Pumpkin and pecans put the “cake” into pancakes.
Yum!
These pancakes sound excellent! If you don’t have a freezerful of pumpkin puree, can you use canned pumpkin instead?
joanne, i agree these pancakes definitely put the cake into pancakes!
terry b: definitely use canned pumpkin…but make sure you don’t use pumpkin pie filling which is filled with sugar and spices and probably lots of bad things!
I tell myself I can’t print out any new recipes until I make a dent in my current recipe stash and my new “Jamie’s Italy” book. Then I read this blog.
I’m already making baked beans and beer bread for my boyfriend tomorrow, now I think he’s getting pancakes on Wednesday.
lydia, you’ll have to let me know how the beans and bread turn out! and i’m sure he’ll love these pancakes for breakfast! good luck!
yes please!!! I don’t like pumpkin pie, but i am slowly learning there is more than pie out there. i made a pasta sauce with pumpkin and wow! can’t wait to try these pancakes.
OHHH i’m liking these!!!
i’ve made a squash pasta sauce before too sara and it was awesome! give the pumpkin a chance 😉
jenn, there is much to like!!
MMMM! My boyfriend and I have started a Saturday morning pancakes tradition and this looks like it’s up next!
I’m going to second terry b’s question… I don’t have a freezerful of pumpkin puree either….. 🙂
Hey, the beans and bread were excellent. We were both completely enamoured of them, and they will be getting cooked again for sure.
The pancakes weren’t such a success, due to me forgetting the milk until I’d burned the first batch, but they were still ok.
Just made these… and they are amazing. Very fluffy and savory tasting. Will definitely make again. Thanks for the recipe.
I know this is an old post, but I just found it and made these today. They were so incredibly light and fluffy. For our personal tastes, I will probably add more spices next time, but overall they were excellent. =)