Banana Buttermilk Pancakes with Butter Pecan Syrup
Ingredients
For the Pancakes
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3 tsps baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2-3 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs, large
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 banana, mashed
- oil or butter for your gridlde
For the Butter Pecan Syrup
- 2-3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups syrup, or as needed
Instructions
For the Pancakes
- Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Make a well and add the buttermilk, the eggs, the mashed bananas, and the melted butter. Combine the ingredients. the batter will be a little lumpy.
- Heat a griddle to hot, but not smoking. melt butter or apply some oil to your griddle and add 1/4 to 1/2 cup batter to your hot griddle. Add a couple of slices of banana if you like. Cook until bubbles have formed and holes start to appear.
- Turn the pancakes and tet them briefly brown on the other side. This won't take long because they are mostly cooked when you turn them.
- As you remove the pancakes add a pat of butter. If you are making several put them on a sheet pan into a warm oven. Top with the Butter Pecan Syrup.
For the Butter Pecan Syrup
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the chopped pecans and let them cook just about a minute in the butter. You don't want to burn them or the butter. Add the syrup and just heat through. You may need more syrup depending on how many you are serving. Bon Appetite!