Apple Sausage Pancakes With Cider Syrup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups pancake mix
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium green apples, peeled and shredded
• 1/2 lb bulk lamb sausage, cooked and drained
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 for the pancakes: stir together pancake mix and cinnamon in mixing bowl; beat eggs in separate bowl until lemony; stir in milk and oil.
• 2 add liquid mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just until blended.
• 3 fold in shredded apple and cooked sausage.
• 4 heat greased griddle or skillet over medium heat or to 375°f; griddle is ready when a few drops of water bubble and skitter rapidly around.
• 5 for each pancake, pour scant 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle.
• 6 cook pancakes until puffed, bubbly and dry around edges.
• 7 turn and cook other sides until golden brown.
• 8 serve with cider syrup.
• 9 for the cider syrup: in medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and pumpkin pie spice; stir in apple cider and lemon juice.
• 10 cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• 11 remove from heat and stir in butter.