Gingerbread Pancakes from @MysteryMacRae

 

The wind is roaring and the snow is blowing but we have plates of gingerbread pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast. They’re warm and spicy and feel like a special treat. Special or not, these pancakes are easy to make and always earn smiles and thanks. Sometimes I make small cakes, sometimes big. It doesn’t matter - they’re all good. They have a nice cakey consistency. If you have leftovers, try them spread with peanut butter. I bet they’d also be good with lemon curd or whipped cream studded with crystalized ginger.  

Gingerbread Pancakes

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour (or a combination of white and whole wheat)

1 cup brown sugar (dark or light)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

½ cup water

½ cup coffee, cold or room temperature

4 large eggs

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

¼ cup lemon juice

Vegetable oil for skillet or griddle

 

Directions

In a large bowl, whisk brown sugar into melted, cooled butter. Slowly whisk in coffee, water, and lemon juice. Beat in eggs one at a time.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.

Whisk flour mixture into butter mixture, mixing until just combined. Batter will be thick.

Brush heated skittle or griddle with vegetable oil and cook big or small pancakes as you would any other pancake.

Wishing all of you warm houses and hearts this holiday season.

 

The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes “murder with a dose of drollery.” She’s the author of the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. As Margaret Welch, she writes books for Annie’s Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and she’s a winner of the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. Visit Molly on Facebook and Pinterest and connect with her on Twitter  or Instagram.