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Gingerbread Pancakes

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Gingerbread Pancakes

I recently received some sample maple products made by a company in Quebec called Brien . Maple is one of my favorite flavours and I was eagerly awaiting trying out these new maple products. Of course the package contained some maple syrup and I could not think of a better way to start out my exploration of the maple products than with pancakes with maple syrup. I have also recently been into ginger and I was thinking that gingerbread pancakes would be a good idea. I started with a basic pancakes recipe, with some of the flour replaced by whole wheat flour, and added some of the flavour elements from the gingersnap cookies that I had recently made including the ginger and some cinnamon, cloves and molasses. The gingerbread pancakes turned out great! They were nice and light and fluffy and full of that gingerbread flavour that I like so much. I served them with a dollop of melting butter and of course the maple syrup. It is really hard to beat pancakes with high quality maple syrup for breakfast!

Gingerbread Pancakes

Gingerbread Pancakes

Prep Time:15 minutes Cook Time:15 minutes Total Time:30 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 cup milk (or buttermilk)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
directions
  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a large bowl.
  2. Mix the milk, egg, butter, sugar and molasses in another bowl.
  3. Mix the wet and dry ingredients making sure to not over mix.
  4. Heat a pan and melt a touch of butter in it.
  5. Pour 1/4 cup of the mixture into the pan and heat until the surface starts to bubble and the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
  6. Flip the pancake and cook the other side until the bottom is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
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  3. Sara says

    March 3, 2009 at 2:02 am

    Yum, these look so tasty! I love the idea of gingerbread pancakes…we have a restaurant near us that pairs them with a pear sauce and they are really awesome. I may just have to try them at home!

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  5. Heather says

    March 3, 2009 at 2:25 am

    mmm. i made gingerbread pancakes this year for christmas brunch! they’re so festive and tasty! and lucky you with the fun maple products 🙂

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  16. Paula says

    March 3, 2009 at 5:25 am

    I think my husband, father, and sister would go nuts over these. What a great idea to create gingerbread pancakes, and what fun to serve with your maple syrup sample. Good stuff!

    Reply

  24. Just Cook It says

    March 3, 2009 at 8:28 am

    Right now (about 8:30am), I think I would sell a body part for those.

    Thanks for stopping by just cook it. Great blog. I spent some time in Toronto a few years back. I have some great memories

    Reply

  45. Anonymous says

    March 3, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    Mmmm, it’s like a big soft gingerbread cookie. Would you mind if we used thin icing instead of syrup? 🙂

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  49. Lori says

    March 3, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    I simply did not get enough Gingerbread over the holidays. This sounds so tasty. I’m sure the flavors are amazing and how exciting about the maple products!

    Reply

  50. SueMB says

    March 3, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    Kevin,
    You have the most beautiful pictures on your recipe blog. Do you have a “day job” or is this it? It seems to me that cooking, photographing, and posting would take a good bit of time.
    BUT, I must say I’m awfully glad you do it!

    Reply

  51. Choosy Beggar Tina says

    March 3, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Thanks for checking out our site!
    These pancakes look delicious…I’m not generally a fan of pancakes, but since I’m an uber-fan of gingerbread, these could totally convince me to eat some brekky…

    Reply

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