Apple Sausage Pancakes With Cider Syrup

A nice, hearty Fall breakfast. Use your favorite pancake mix.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 8 pancakes

Ingredients

• Cider Syrup

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  cup apple cider
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or just nutmeg)
• 2  tablespoons butter

• Pancakes

• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  cup  pancake mix
• 1⁄2 cup apple, shredded
• 2⁄3 cup milk
• 1⁄2 lb bulk pork sausage, browned, drained and crumbled
• 2  tablespoons  oil

Directions

1. CIDER SYRUP: In medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and pumpkin pie spice; stir in apple cider and lemon juice.
2. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils for 1 minute.
3. Stir in butter. Reduce heat just to keep syrup warm while making pancakes.
4. Heat griddle.
5. PANCAKES: In small bowl, beat egg on high speed until thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes.
6. Stir in pancake mix, milk, oil and cinnamon.
7. Fold in apples and sausage.
8. Grease griddle lightly before making each batch.
9. Pour batter from 1/4 cup measuring cup onto hot griddle. Bake until bubbles appear, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook another 2 minutes.
10. Serve with hot Cider Syrup.