It’s New Year’s morning (well 11:45). Why not start out a little healthier with apple walnut pancakes? Those who went to bed at 10:12 (like we do) will still enjoy these.  Happy New Year.

Dry ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Wet ingredients:

1 cup milk

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Flavor:

1 Granny Smith apple sliced thin and soaked in water or apple juice

1 /2 cup walnuts, chopped

Apple butter for topping

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl

Add all wet ingredients except the apples and walnuts

Whisk until incorporated don’t over whisk

Add walnuts

Let rest for 20 minutes

Heat griddle

Spray with Pam

Lay the apples directly on the griddle in pancake pattern

Ladle batter over apples

When bubbles form on top of pancakes,

Flip

Cook until done

Serve with apple butter and butter this will make 4-5 pancakes