Spiced Pancakes with Orange Zest
Adopted from Fine Cooking, this pancake recipe will add warmth and spice to your morning breakfast.
Ingredients
Pancake Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour add more if batter is thin
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 2 3/4 cups oat, almond, or hazelnut milk oat milk was used in the nutritional analysis
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil or butter melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 medium orange, skin zested Use half for batter. Save other half for topping of pancakes
- non-stick cooking spray or butter for pan
Optional Topping Ingredients
- maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- sprinkle granola
Instructions
Pancake Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well.
- In a medium size bowl mix milk, eggs, butter, sugar. Beat with whisk. Mix well.
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients. Using a whisk, mix, but do not over-mix! There will be lumps in the batter -- this is normal!
- Let batter sit for 5 minutes.
- Heat up pan. Once pan is hot spray with cooking spray or melt butter into pan. Pour batter into pan.
- Flip pancakes once bubbles form on the top of the pancakes and check underside for a nice golden-brown color.
- Cook second side until golden brown and remove onto serving plate.
Potential Topping Instructions
- Combine powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well. Place pancakes onto plate, drizzle syrup, then powdered sugar with cinnamon. Sprinkle some orange zest. For people who like a crunch, add granola.
Notes
Save Time
The batter can be prepared a day or two before so it is ready to go.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 8.5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 650mgPotassium: 260mgFiber: 1.7gCalcium: 192mgIron: 3.1mg