Every week there seems to be a food concoction that seems worthy of sharing. The people in my life get tired of my raving about food that I ate without them and it's always helpful to have a reason to document a recipe. Thus a blog is born.
The first recipe (drum roll please) is from this past Sunday
Fruity Brunch Pancakes with Honey Cinnamon Butter:
1 medium sweet potato
1 ripe banana
1 baking apple (I used Jonagold this first time)
a hearty pinch of nutmeg
1 cup pancake mix
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3 tbs. veggie oil
for topping
1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temp.
1/4 cup wildflower honey
2 tbs. cinnamon
peel and quarter sweet potato, put in small sauce pan with cold water and boil until soft
cut a slit in the banana (if not browning ripe) cook in toaster oven at 400 until skin darkens (about 15 minutes)
grate apple and put aside
in stand mixer (not required, by hand would be fine), add pancake mix, eggs, buttermilk and oil, beat on medium until combined and no longer chunky-lumpy
in smaller bowl, add drained potatoes and mash with banana, add apples and nutmeg
fold in fruit mixture and beat on low until blended
add butter, honey and cinnamon in food processor, pulse until combined (you might need to help it out by mashing the butter chunks with a fork)
Cook as you would any pancake, slather on some tasty butter spread and voila!
My cooking philosophy is centered around what I can make by what's in the kitchen. So this recipe goes out to an over ripe banana.
The first recipe (drum roll please) is from this past Sunday
Fruity Brunch Pancakes with Honey Cinnamon Butter:
1 medium sweet potato
1 ripe banana
1 baking apple (I used Jonagold this first time)
a hearty pinch of nutmeg
1 cup pancake mix
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3 tbs. veggie oil
for topping
1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temp.
1/4 cup wildflower honey
2 tbs. cinnamon
peel and quarter sweet potato, put in small sauce pan with cold water and boil until soft
cut a slit in the banana (if not browning ripe) cook in toaster oven at 400 until skin darkens (about 15 minutes)
grate apple and put aside
in stand mixer (not required, by hand would be fine), add pancake mix, eggs, buttermilk and oil, beat on medium until combined and no longer chunky-lumpy
in smaller bowl, add drained potatoes and mash with banana, add apples and nutmeg
fold in fruit mixture and beat on low until blended
add butter, honey and cinnamon in food processor, pulse until combined (you might need to help it out by mashing the butter chunks with a fork)
Cook as you would any pancake, slather on some tasty butter spread and voila!
My cooking philosophy is centered around what I can make by what's in the kitchen. So this recipe goes out to an over ripe banana.
