Buttermilk Pancakes With Maple Syrup Apples

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 large golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal or 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons packed golden brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• additional unsalted butter
• additional pure maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 for maple syrup apples: melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. add apples and 1 tablespoon maple syrup; sauté until apples are tender, about 5 minutes. mix in remaining 1/2 cup maple syrup and cinnamon.
• 2 for pancakes: combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl; whisk to blend. whisk buttermilk, yogurt, and egg in medium bowl to blend; add to dry ingredients and stir until just blended but still lumpy. gently mix in 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter.
• 3 heat griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium heat. spread thin coating of butter over griddle and let melt. working in batches, drop batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto griddle, spacing apart. cook pancakes until brown on bottom and bubbles form on top, about 3 minutes. turn pancakes over and cook until bottoms are brown and pancakes are barely firm to touch. transfer to plates. repeat with remaining batter, adding more butter to griddle as needed.
• 4 spoon apples over pancakes. serve, passing additional maple syrup.