Christmas is a day to go all out, from the moment you wake up and start opening presents! Set aside the cereal and toast for the morning and get creative with your breakfast options. Why not combine a breakfast favourite with a Christmas favourite for scrumptiously festive Gingerbread Pancakes?!
Gingerbread Pancakes – You’ll need:
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee (regular or decaf, cold or at room temperature)
- 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsps baking powder
- 2 tsps baking soda
- 2 tsps ground cinnamon
- 2 tsps ground ginger
- 2 tsps ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tspsalt
Whisk together your eggs and sugar in a bowl. Add the buttermilk, coffee and 1/2 cup water, and then stir in the melted butter. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined— don’t worry if there are a few lumps.
Lightly grease a large fry pan or griddle with oil. Heat the pan until hot and then spoon out 1/4 cup batter per pancake. Cook the pancakes until the tops look dull and a few of the bubbles pop, about 3 minutes. Turn the pancakes over and cook for another minute or so.
Serve immediately or transfer the cooked pancakes to an ovenproof dish in a warm oven until the entire batch is finished. Serve garnished with butter and maple or golden syrup.
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