If you’re a regular reader of my blog, then you know my husband is the cook in our house. It’s not that I can’t cook; I know my way around the kitchen. It’s just that my husband is a more inventive and more accomplished cook, and since it’s something he enjoys doing, he cooks dinner 95% of the time. It’s okay with me, because one less thing, right? I enjoy baking every now and then when I get an itch to do some mixing.
I recently decided that keeping all of his delicious concoctions to myself is a crime. So I’ve decided to share some of his recipes with all of you. I do the menu planning, so I usually find a recipe that looks good, and then Tony adapts it however he sees fit. Sometimes the end result doesn’t look a lot like the recipe that inspired it, but it’s always delicious. Sometimes he throws things together completely from his own imagination.
So I’m going to start sharing recipes on Wednesdays. I may not have something to share every week, though I’m going to try. I also promise to start working on my food photography so I can share my own photos instead of other people’s Flickr photos of similar meals. If you have any questions or comments to chime in, please do! In the future, I may figure out how to do a Mr. Linky thing, though I imagine the last thing the Internet needs is another recipe link-up.
Without further ado, here’s the first recipe. Pancakes are a long tradition in our house. Tony makes them almost every weekend. Sometimes he gets a little bored with his tried and true buttermilk pancake recipe, and he adds things to the batter to mix things up. Last weekend, he stumbled on a smash hit that’s perfect for a chilly fall morning. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Apple Cider Pancakes
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ¼ cup apple cider
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- Sweet apple, peeled and grated (1 large or 2 small)
- 2 Tbsp. melted butter
Directions
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine milk, apple cider, egg, and vanilla. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Add grated apple, and mix everything until just combined, but don’t over-stir.
Melt butter in a non-stick skillet. Pour melted butter into batter, leaving a small amount in the pan. Cook pancakes until golden brown on both sides. Serve hot with warm maple syrup and a glass of apple cider.
WHY must you have put that picture of strawberry pie up?! Now I want some. ;)
The pancakes sound amazing. I’ll be over Saturday morning for breakfast.
Your strawberry pie pic looks delicious. I recommend as an alternative using an Oreo cookie pie crust (store bought – next to the graham cracker pie crusts – I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard to make on your own, but i’ve never tried). Think chocolate covered strawberries… it is delicious.