for the pancakes:
1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
2 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
for the cinnamon butter:
4 tablespoons butter, very softened
2 teaspoons confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
plus additional butter for griddle
Directions:
For the cinnamon butter: thoroughly combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until use.
Whisk together all pancake ingredients together in a large bowl until just mixed. Spoon 1/3 cup of batter on a hot, buttered griddle. Cook until the top is bubbling, then flip. Cook the pancakes until the underside is golden brown, then serve with cinnamon butter.
Yield: about 8-10 pancakes
My thoughts:
People are constantly asking me who I decide what I am going to make or what inspires my recipes. Truth be told, a lot of what I make is dictated by what is on sale at the supermarket or the sudden need to use up some ingredient or another. However, there are times when what I make is inspired by the world at large-novels, things I’ve had in restaurants, or even movies and television.
In this instance, I was watching an episode of Gilmore Girls and in it Luke, the diner owner, announces that the breakfast special is pumpkin pancakes with homemade cinnamon butter. Now if you have been reading the blog for a while now, you’ll know I am not a fan of pumpkin pie* and thus don’t make too many pumpkin recipes (just in case they end up tasting like pumpkin pie) but they sounded strangely good. I do like the flavor of actual pumpkin and thought the cinnamon butter would be enough to spice it up without having to add a bunch of spices to the actual pancake. Since I got the idea from a show that is decidedly not cooking oriented, I had to come up with an entirely new recipe. Luckily I got it right on the first try and ended up with moist but fluffy pancakes with a true pumpkin flavor. The not too sweet cinnamon butter was the perfect accompaniment.
*I think it is the combination of pumpkin pie spices + pumpkin that turns my stomach, ick.
Check out these other nonpumpkin-pie-tasting pumpkin recipes:
Pumpkin Power Muffins
Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
Pumpkin Cornbread
Or these tasty pancake recipes:
Gingerbread Pancakes
Coconut Pancakes with Cardamom Syrup
Rhubarb Orange Pancakes
Cranberry Pancakes
I can practically smell those over here…yum!
These look absolutely delicious! I will have to try these for sure!!
These sound fantastic. Great idea to make cinnamon butter.
I love the idea of keeping pumpkin puree separate from the usual accompanying spices.
Yum, Yum! I think I’ll try a gluten-free, vegan version of these, and I’ll let you know how it goes. Mmmm….
Yay for pumpkin season! I just had some pumpkin pie ice cream and it was fantastic, I can’t wait to give these a try!
I love pancakes! These sound great!
I cannot believe it is pumpkin time! Pumpkin pancakes is a brilliant idea, and my interest only jettisoned when you mentioned cinnamon butter.
oh my lord. these look fab. i will totally be making these this week!
Although I like pumpkin, I’m not a big fan of pancakes, but these do sound good with the cinnamon butter!
Those look great! I’m printing the recipe!
I made these yesterday- loved the cinnamon butter! However, I found the pancakes to be dense and pretty flat. I know they aren’t going to be as fluffy as regular pancakes because pumpkin is pretty dense on its own, but maybe I just added too much (I used some leftover I had from pumpkin bread). Although the texture wasn’t perfect, i still really liked these and the butter was a great addition.
Anon- Did you measure the pumpkin carefully? When I made them they were just as fluffy as regular pancakes. Too much pumpkin will make them dense.
That was my problem, I got a little over zealous on the pumpkin part I think. I’m a huge fan of pumpkin so I still liked the flavor, but next time I’ll be a little more careful. Thanks, and I really want to make those pumpkin swirl brownies- i’ll be a little more accurate next time 🙂
I will be trying these tonight! I've wanted these ever since the episode aired. Thanks for making the recipe!
I made this just this morning. Mine is fluffy but sadly we couldn't taste the pumpkin at all. maybe i didn't add enough puree. But j'adore le beurre a la cannele! merci.