High Altitude Apple Cider Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples
Soft and fluffy apple cider pancakes, flavored with apple cider concentrate and spices, topped with cinnamon apples and crumbled cinnamon shortbread cookies.
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Equipment
- Nonstick Electric Griddle
Ingredients
Cinnamon Apples
- 3 large Honeycrisp apples
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tbsp apple cider concentrate
Pancakes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- ½ cup apple cider concentrate (OR 2 1/2 cups apple cider, reduced to 1/2 cup)
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Cinnamon Apples
- Peel and core the apples, then cut them into 1/4 inch slices.
- In a saucepan, combine the apples, water, lemon juice, brown sugar and spices.
- Cover the pan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook the apples, covered, for about 8-10 minutes until softened. Remove the lid and cook for another 10 minutes or so, stirring frequently, until the liquid is mostly evaporated.
- Stir in the apple cider concentrate, and let cool to room temperature.
Pancakes
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the apple cider concentrate, milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and whisk just until combined. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes while you heat the griddle.
- Heat a non-stick electric griddle to about 310-315 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop the pancake batter onto the hot griddle, leaving plenty of space between each pancake. The batter is a little thick, pillowy and sticky, and you may need to spread it out just a little as you portion it onto the griddle.
- Cook the pancakes for several minutes until browned on the bottom, and you can easily slide a spatula underneath. Flip the pancakes over, and cook for several more minutes until cooked through.
- Serve immediately, or keep warm in a 200-degree oven while you cook the rest of the pancakes.
- Serve the pancakes with the warm cinnamon apples, butter and pure maple syrup.
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