Spicy Apple Gingerbread Pancakes Food

APPLE SPICED PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt.In a medium-sized bowl, whisk eggs, milk and maple syrup. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in grated apples and pecans.Heat a nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat, or heat a griddle to 375ºF. Lightly coat skillet with cooking spray.Using a ¼-cup measuring cup, scoop batter into the skillet, a few pancakes at a time. When pancakes start to bubble on top, flip and cook until pancakes are cooked through all the way. Repeat with remaining batter. (Makes 20 pancakes.)Serve pancakes with maple syrup and fresh fruit, if desired.

GINGERBREAD PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Combine buttermilk, egg, molasses and oil; add to dry ingredients and mix well. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle; turn when bubble form on top of pancake. Cook until second side is golden brown. Serve with syrup and whipped cream if desired.

GINGERBREAD PANCAKES WITH BUTTERSCOTCH APPLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 200°F. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the apples and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons water, the lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook until the mixture bubbles. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla; transfer to a serving dish and set aside.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together the flour, granulated sugar, ginger, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the baking powder, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Combine 1/4 cup water, the egg, molasses, and 3 tablespoons oil in a glass measuring cup; add to the flour mixture and stir with a fork until the mixture is just combined but not smooth. Add additional water if necessary to reach the consistency of pancake batter.
• 3. Brush a nonstick skillet with a little oil; heat over medium-low heat. Add the gingerbread mixture to the skillet a generous tablespoonful at a time and spread to make a 2 1/2-inch round; cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Turn and brown on the other side, 3 to 4 minutes. Repeat until all the batter has been used. Keep the pancakes warm in the oven until all have been cooked.
• 4. To serve, divide the pancakes among dessert plates and top each serving with some of the apples.

GINGERBREAD-SPICED APPLE PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the apple juice to a boil over high heat.
• Boil until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the maple syrup.
• Cover and set aside to keep warm.
• Preheat the oven to 200°; have ready a rimmed baking sheet.
• Using a food processor fitted with the shredding disk, or the large holes of a box grater, shred the apples.
• You should have about 1 1/2 cups.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, and salt, rubbing the brown sugar through the mesh with your fingers.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and melted butter.
• Pour over the flour mixture and add the shredded apples.
• Stir just until combined; to not overmix.
• Place a griddle over high heat until hot.
• Lightly oil the griddle.
• For each pancake, pour about 1/3 cup of the batter onto the griddle and spread it slightly with the back of the measuring cup.
• Cook until bubbles form and break on the surface, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Flip the pancakes and cook until the other sides are golden brown, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer to the baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
• Repeat until all of the batter is used, oiling the griddle as needed.
• If batter begins to thicken, thin it with a bit more milk.
• Serve the pancakes piping hot, with plenty of butter and the syrup.

GINGERBREAD PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• In a separate bowl, whisk milk, molasses, eggs, melted butter, fresh ginger and lemon zest until well combined.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir until combined. (A few small lumps are fine.)
• Heat a lightly greased griddle or nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Drop the pancakes into the pan by the quarter cup, making sure to leave plenty of room in between for the batter to expand.
• Cook until the batter bubbles on the surface and browns on the bottom, a minute or two, then carefully flip. Cook until the batter is completely cooked through and the pancakes are slightly dark brown. Repeat until all the batter is used. Serve pancakes as you make them or keep them warm as you cook them by setting them on a baking sheet in a 250-degree oven.

EXCELLENT APPLE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the apples; cook and stir until tender. Set aside and allow to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, mix 3/4 cup of butter, honey, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing each one until blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, cloves, ginger and salt; stir into the batter, alternating with the milk. Stir in the walnuts and cooked apples just until evenly distributed. Divide evenly between the prepared pans and spread evenly.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool the cakes on a wire rack. Keep the oven on for the walnuts.
• To make the candied walnuts for the top of the cake, whip the egg whites in a clean bowl until foamy. Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Spread the nuts out on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Cool completely before using.
• To make the frosting, mix together the butter, confectioners' sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Place one layer of cake on a serving plate and spread with a thin layer of the cream cheese icing. Top with most of the apple filling and spread evenly. Place the other layer of cake on top with the bottom facing up. Spread remaining cream cheese icing over the top and sides. Decorate the top with remaining apple filling and sprinkle with candied walnuts.

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Pour butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange apples over sugar; set aside. , For gingerbread, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with tea, beating well after each addition. , Pour over apples. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

GINGERBREAD PANCAKES

Steps:

• Put the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Combine the egg, maple syrup and milk in a jug. Gradually add to the dry ingredients, whisking until a smooth, silky batter forms.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, non-stick pan over a medium heat and ladle 2-3 small rounds into the pan. Cook for 1-2 mins until bubbles start to appear on the surface, then flip over and cook for a further 1 min until fluffy. Do this in batches until you have 10 pancakes.
• Serve in a stack, with extra maple syrup, a blob of crème fraîche and dates scattered over.

SPICY PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks.
• Add remaining ingredients, except egg whites and garnish, and beat until smooth.
• gently fold in egg whites.
• Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto hot greased griddle.
• Turn pancakes when they ar puffed and full of bubbles, but before bubbles break.
• Cook other side until golden.
• Garnish with sifted icing sugar and lemon rind strips.

WHOLE WHEAT GINGERBREAD PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk first 6 ingredients in a large bowl to blend.
• Whisk apple juice concentrate, water, butter and eggs in a medium bowl to blend.
• Add to dry ingredients, whick batter just until blended.
• Heat heaby griddle or skillet over medium-high heat; brush with some oil or butter.
• Pour batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto griddle, spacing 2 inches apart.
• Cook until pancakes are golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer to plate and keep warm in low oven while making the rest of the pancakes.
• Serve with butter, maple syrup or apple butter.