Cinnamon Buttermilk Pancakes with Buttered Pecans

Buttermilk pancakes with cinnamon and toasted buttered pecans with pure maple syrup.

This pancakes recipe is warm and comforting with a slightly sweet and nutty taste from the pecans. The cinnamon adds a hint of spice and the buttermilk gives the pancakes a slight tanginess, while the maple syrup provides a sweet and syrupy finishing touch.

Ingredients

Dry Mix

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Wet Mix

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 egg

Toasted Buttered Pecans

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup pecan halves
  • Pinch of salt

Topping

  • Softened butter to spread on the pancakes
  • Pure maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Stir together the dry ingredients in one bowl. Stir together the wet ingredients in another.
  2. Stir the buttermilk mixture with the flour mixture using a whisk.
  3. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a small saucepan and add the pecans and a pinch of salt. Heat a few minutes over med-low heat stirring to toss the pecans and roast, then remove from heat.
  4. Heat a large skillet or a griddle to med-high heat and add vegetable oil. Use a 1/4 cup to scoop pancake batter. Cook about 2-3 minutes until bubbles form, then flip and cook another 2-3 minutes.
  5. Plate the pancakes, spread butter if desired, add the toasted pecans, and drizzle with maple syrup.

Stir together the dry ingredients in one bowl. Stir together the wet ingredients in another.

Stir the buttermilk mixture with the flour mixture using a whisk.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a small saucepan and add the pecans and a pinch of salt. Heat a few minutes over med-low heat stirring to toss the pecans and roast, then remove from heat.

Heat a large skillet or a griddle to med-high heat and add vegetable oil. Use a 1/4 cup to scoop pancake batter. Cook about 2-3 minutes until bubbles form, then flip and cook another 2-3 minutes.

Plate the pancakes, spread butter if desired, add the toasted pecans, and drizzle with maple syrup.