I'm back!

After a brief hiatus I am going to resurrect the blog. Look for new posts as I continue to push the boundaries of my cooking, and attempt to learn more.

Apple Cider Pancakes

I had a little creative flash this morning and decided to make up a quick batch of pancakes. 

My recipe is pretty straight forward, but today instead of using almond milk I substituted local apple cider. They were not quite as fluffy, but the trade-off was a subtle and delightful hint of apple. I also chose to omit the sugar/honey as I felt the cider would add a slightly sweet/tart flavor.

Clarence's Apple Cider Pancakes

1 cup all-purpose or whole wheat flour (I prefer whole wheat)

1 tbsp sugar or honey (or to taste)

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup apple cider (local of course!)

2 tbsp oil (I use sunflower)

1 egg

1 tsp each of ground cardamon, ground all spice, cinnamon and vanilla extract.

Optional:

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or diced apples.

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl whisk the liquid ingredients together, add the flour mixture and mix until smooth. 

Cook on a lightly greased griddle or in a large heavy frying pan, serve with Vermont maple syrup and butter.

A Quick Note of Thanks!

I wanted to take a sec to thank all of the people that took the time to read my blog. I found it to be a fun and challenging way to spend my winter break. Writing the blog required me to push the bounds of my creativity and to attempt to articulate the controlled chaos that I call cooking.

An additional upshot was that the Wife and I ended up with a ton of leftovers which has lasted us for the past 2 weeks.

Work has consumed a lot of my time and as a result I have not been spending as much time as I would like to in the kitchen.

The blog is not ending but I will be posting less frequently over the course of the next few months.

Please check back regularly and thanks again for the support!

Clarence