Banana Bread Pancakes With Cinnamon Maple Syrup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, sift together the flours, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 2 in the bowl of a food processor, puree the bananas (or mash them smoothly with a potato masher). add the buttermilk, oil, egg yolks and vanilla. process or whisk to blend.
• 3 pour banana mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until just blended. in a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into the batter until just blended.
• 4 heat a nonstick griddle or skillet, brush with a thin film of oil or cooking spray. for each pancake, pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter onto the griddle. cook until tops are bubbly and bottoms lightly browned. turn and cook until lightly browned on the other side. repeat with the remaining batter.
• 5 for the syrup, combine ingredients into a small microwavable pitcher. heat for 45 seconds. whisk until combined.
• 6 serve pancakes with sprinkled with chopped walnuts, cinnamon syrup and a dollop of whipped cream.