Pancake of the Month bonus #1: Apple Cider

So, I'm off this week and have plenty of time to finish writing up on old blog posts, tidying up the apartment, catching up on vlogs, finishing some UFOs (if I say it, it will be true, right?), reading, marking, and making pancakes. As you may have noticed, I haven't been keeping up with my PotM posts, mostly because I haven't made pancakes this fall. I really got wiped out with that bug. BUT I will be making up for it this week. And it turns out there's going to be a bit of a theme: packages made with beverages.

Blame Pinterest, again. You may recall I've been trying to find an apple pancake recipe, but have not met with much success. When the words "apple cider pancake" showed up on my screen, I thought "Perhaps this will be the solution to my apple pancake problems."

There are a few recipes for apple cider pancakes out there. I used this one from Sincerely, Kinsey (mostly because I really like the name of her blog). I was a bit concerned about the 1 tbsp of cinnamon, because I was using wassail (which I make every year from this recipe by A Year of Slow Cooking) which is made with cinnamon sticks -- this could be a very cinnamon-heavy flapjack. Also, I knew that 3.5 tsp of baking powder was going to make for a very thick batter. Which means that flapjack is not a term that could apply.^*

The result?


I was right about the batter; I had to add extra cider to make it less stiff. I needn't have worried about the cinnamon, though -- it was the nutmeg which was a tad over-powering. As for the apple cider, alas, you couldn't taste it. Still fairly tasty, but not what I'm looking for. The recipe says it makes 10-12 pancakes at 1/4 c.; I got 9 at 1/4 c. I would have gotten more if I'd added more cider. Pinterest has many other recipes to try, so I will persevere. The apple quest continues.


^*Because these pancakes would not be flap-like. Or jacky, either.