"Topped with a lemon sparked sauce, sliced bananas and pecans, these are light and fluffy, good for breakfast or brunch."
Ingredients
2 cups
all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons
brown sugar
2 teaspoons
baking powder
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1 1/2 cups
milk
1 (9 ounce) jars
dickinson's country pumpkin butter
1
egg
2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons
white vinegar
LEMONY SUNSHINE SAUCE
1/4 cup
butter
2 medium
ripe bananas, sliced
1/2 cup
pecan pieces
1 (10 ounce) jars
lemon curd
1/2 cup
warm water
Directions
In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well and set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, pumpkin butter, egg, oil and vinegar until well blended. Add to dry ingredients and whisk just until smooth. Pour batter by ¼ cupful onto greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until the second side is golden brown.
Meanwhile, to make sauce, melt butter in a large skillet. Add bananas and pecans and sauté 2 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together lemon curd and water. Add to skillet and cook 2 minutes or until sauce is bubbly. Serve sauce over pancakes. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
NOTE: If you can’t find Dickinson’s Country Pumpkin Butter here is a recipe you can try.
FAST PUMPKIN BUTTER:.
2 TB light brown sugar, packed.
1 TB granulated sugar.
1/4 tsp allspice.
1/4 tsp cinnamon.
1/8 tsp cloves.
1/8 tsp fresh ground nutmeg.
1/8 tsp ginger.
2 TB water.
3/4 cup, packed pumpkin puree (slightly less than half of a 15-ounce can) 180g.
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine all ingredients except the pumpkin and mix well. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 2 minutes or until the sugars are melted. Stir, add pumpkin, beat lightly and microwave, loosely covered, for another 3 minutes. It will be very hot!
Serve warm or at room temperature. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze for up to two months.
Yield: about 3/4 of a cup.
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Pumpkin Pancakes With Lemony Sunshine Sauce (cont.)