If you can't make it from scratch,...make it special.
Often enough, I have house guests over from all over this land. So it's inevitable that I'm saddled with grocery purchases that would never otherwise find itself in my kitchen. This time, it was pancake mix. And since that great brunch/breakfast combination of sweet and savory is most irresistible for me, I indulged. But more than that, I got creative.
This particular mix called for 3/4 cup of milk. Instead, I used apple juice and caramelized apples to put on top. And since I had more of this stuff, I tried other ideas.
Vanilla nut pancakes: fresh vanilla bean, whipping cream instead of milk and spicy pecans (Trader Joe's).
Savory shrimp fritters: sautéed onion, celery, shrimp, Cajun seasoning and bacon. Deep fry.
Apple fritters: sautéed apples, cinnamon, nutmeg. Deep fry.
Orange cranberry pancakes: replace milk w/ orange juice. Add dried cranberries.
Maple bacon pancakes:
Add bacon bits, a small bit of sugar and maple to the batter
Honey ginger pancakes:
Ad honey and freshly grated ginger.
-EAT WELL
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