Gingerbread Pancakes
*1 cup All-purpose Flour
*1 cup White Wheat Pastry Flour
*1/4 teaspoon Cardamom
*1 tablespoon Cinnamon
*1 teaspoon Ginger
*2 teaspoons Baking Powder
*1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
*1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
*1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves
*2 cups Buttermilk, room temperature
*1/4 tablespoons Plant Based Butter like Avocado Or Olive Oil, melted
*1/4 cup Molasses
*2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
*1 Egg, room temperature
*1 tablespoon Mandarin Orange Zest or Orange Zest
***Extra Light Olive Oil or Plant Based Butter for Griddle
Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl add and sift together the dry ingredients: Flours, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, ground cloves and salt.
In a 4 cup liquid measuring cup add the buttermilk, melted butter, molasses, brown sugar, egg and zest.
Add the wet mixture 1/3 at a time into the dry mixture, folding into the dry mixture and mix just until combined, set aside for at least 15 minutes.
When ready to cook, set Griddle on 325*F. Use 2 tablespoon scoop, makes about 26 pancakes. Cook 1 to 2 minutes each side.
Note: The following Icing makes all the difference in making for the gingerbread pancakes taste great!!!
Meanwhile while the pancake mix is resting make the Icing.
Gingerbread Pancakes Icing:
Double this recipe if you like a lot of icing on your pancakes.
*1 cup Powder Sugar
*1/8 teaspoon Almond extract, optional if using Almond Milk
*1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
*2 tablespoons Milk or Almond Milk
Directions:
Mix together in a bowl the icing ingredients mix until completely combined and smooth. Pour into a pourable container for serving.
Toppings:
*Reddi Wip Real Cream or Reddi Wip Non-Dairy Almond Milk
*You could also use a thinned Royal Icing for the Icing on pancakes, I used it on the pancakes in the picture. The royal icing recipe is in the link with the sugar cookies, just thin down with a little more water, 2 drops at a time to 1/2 cup royal icing until desired consistency for drizzling on pancakes.
*Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, optional
*Crushed Oreo Cookies, optional
*Store bought Mini Gingerbread Cookie or Homemade Sugar Gingerbread Man See recipe HERE.
**Idea adapted from the Food Network
See Gingerbread Man Sugar Cookies and Faces
Enjoy!
Lindy
