Pancake Stack With Syrup

"Who has time to make from-scratch pancakes and homemade syrup? You do, thanks to this easy recipe from Joan Baskin. 'My husband and I enjoy these pancakes with crisp bacon or sausages on the side,' she notes from Black Creek, British Columbia. 'Sometimes we even have them for supper.'" From Taste Of Home

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 16 pancakes

Ingredients

• 5 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup baking powder
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 4  eggs
• 4  cups milk
• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil

• SYRUP

• 4  cups  packed brown sugar
• 2  cups water
• 2  tablespoons  and 2 teaspoons butter
• 2  teaspoons  rum extract

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the egg, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Pour batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top of the pancake; cook until second side is golden brown.
2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine syrup ingredients. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Serve with pancakes.