"The Great Pumpkin" Pancake

Tis the season for a bit of pumpkin and spice. Here is a wonderful recipe from Martha Stewart for pumpkin pancakes that I wanted to share with my friends. This has become an overnight classic at my house. Ross asks for them every day!

Great Pumpkin Pancakes

Dry Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour (unbleached or all-purpose)

1/4 cup sugar

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

2 pinches of ground cloves

Wet Ingredients:

2 cups milk

3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree

1/4 cup melted butter

2 eggs, seperated

Directions:

In a large bowl combine your dry ingredients with a whisk. Mix well. In a medium bowl combine milk, pumpkin, and egg whites. In a smaller bowl stir together melted butter and egg yolks. Pour egg yolk mixture into milk mixture. Stir to combine** .Pour wet ingredients onto dry ingredients. Fold to combine. Do not overmix. Put a bit of butter or cooking spray on your griddle or skillet. Use about 1/4-12 cup of batter for each pancake....or whatever looks right to you. Cook pancakes about 3 minutes per side. There are a ton of topping choices for these: maple syrup, whipped cream, sauted apples, pecans.... just to name a few!

**you can skip separating the eggs and combine all of your wet ingredients at once if you want to save a bit of time.