Living alone means I am often cutting recipes in half, in quarters, etc. so I don't have left overs for days! It took me a long time to figure out how to make a single serving of pancakes but I have finally mastered it. Below is my recipe for Apple Pancakes, but you can feel free to substitute the apple for any of your favorite pancake fillings.Apple Pancakes: Serves 1
1/2C Bisquick
1/4C Milk
1/2 Egg
1/2tsp Vanilla
1/2tsp Cinnamon
1 Small Apple - Shredded
1tsp Butter
1TB Maple Syrup
Take an egg and break it into a small dish, scramble it then pour half of the mix into the mixing bowl for your pancakes, discard the remaining egg mix. Add milk, vanilla, cinnamon and Bisquick - stir to incorporate but be careful to not over mix, it is okay to have some lumps! Add in 1 small apple that has been shredded, I leave the skin on my apple. Mix gently just to evenly coat the apple with batter.
Heat a skillet over medium heat, spray with Pam and add butter. Once butter has melted and pan is hot add batter making your favorite size pancakes. I used a 1/3C Measuring Cup as a scoop and it made 3 nice size pancakes. Leave the pancakes alone until you notice the edges are forming up and small bubbles start to appear in the center of the pancakes. Flip, and finish cooking for another minute.While the pancakes are finishing up put 1TB of maple syrup into a small dish and heat in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. It is amazing how much real maple syrup thins out when it is heated and how far it will stretch. I find that dipping my pancake into the syrup allows me to use at least 2 if not 3 times less syrup then when I pour it on my pancakes.
If you are cooking for more than 1 you can easily double, triple or quadruple the recipe as needed. I would probably still use only 1 apple for a double batch of this recipe - just a larger apple, I use the whole thing in my single batch because it seems like a waste to toss half an apple.
Feel free to substitute: blueberries, strawberries, peaches, corn, bananas or any of your other favorite items to have in your pancakes!
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WW: 10 Points Plus / serving
just a thought (i did this yesterday when i made pancakes for one) but you could use just the egg white (or yolk, i suppose) but the egg white would be about half of an egg, for less "points".
ReplyDeleteVery good idea! I will have to give it a try, I imagine if anything it would just give an airy texture to the pancake.
ReplyDeleteMade these for brunch today. Delicious!!! All that talk about pancakes yesterday made me crave these! Used the whole egg for two servings. Dave and I both enjoyed them!
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