Apple Pancakes with Cinnamon Butter
Fluffy homemade pancakes studded with grated Granny Smith apples and served with a delicious orange-scented cinnamon butter. These pancakes combine the warmth of cinnamon with tart apples for a perfect breakfast treat.
Ingredients
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •½ cup powdered sugar
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •½ teaspoon grated orange peel
- •2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- •2 medium Granny Smith apples
- •1⅔ cups all purpose flour
- •2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
- •2½ teaspoons baking powder
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •¾ cup whole milk
- •2 large eggs
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •melted
- •divided
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Using electric mixer, beat all ingredients in small bowl until blended.
5 min
- 2.
Combine lemon juice and peel in bowl. Coarsely grate apples into bowl, tossing to coat with juice.
10 min
- 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.
40 min
- 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.
25 min
- 5.
Arrange pancakes on plates. Top each with dollop of cinnamon butter and serve.
5 min
