Bacon-cornmeal Softies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 5 slices bacon, cooked, drained, and diced

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• 2 in another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, maple syrup, and melted butter together; blend well.
• 3 pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix with the whisk, stopping when everything is just combined (don't worry if batter is a bit lumpy).
• 4 with a rubber spatula, gently fold in the bacon.
• 5 lightly butter, oil, or spray your griddle or skillet; preheat over medium heat (if using an electric skillet, set to 350°).
• 6 preheat oven to 200°, if you are going to hold pancakes until serving time.
• 7 spoon 1/4 cup batter onto the griddle for each pancake, allowing space for spreading.
• 8 when the undersides of the pancakes are golden and the tops are speckled with bubbles that pop and stay open, flip the pancakes over with a wide spatula; cook until the other sides are light brown.
• 9 serve immediately, or keep the finished pancakes in the preheated oven while you make the rest of the batch.
• 10 serve--plain or with maple syrup and butter.