Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Not much tops the smell of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls in the morning. Except maybe these cinnamon roll pancakes. 

I had several recipe variations online, so I decided to try one out and ended up making a few tweaks and ended up with an easy, delicious, cinnamon breakfast treat.

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Adapted from Recipe GIrl

INGREDIENTS

CINNAMON FILLING:

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, just melted
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon

PANCAKES:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
Directions:

GLAZE:

4 tablespoons butter (melted)
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 6 tablespoons hot water

DIRECTIONS

FILLING: In a medium bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. (If your filling sets up before you have a chance to add it to the pancakes, simply heat it for a few seconds in the microwave or until it is liquid again.)

GLAZE: Whisk butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and hot water together in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside.

PANCAKES: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in the milk, egg and oil, until the batter is moistened.

Heat a griddle or large, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray. Use an ice cream scoop (or 1/3 cup measuring cup) to drop the batter onto your griddle or pan. Make your pancakes about four inches in diameter. 

When your pancakes begin to bubble, dribble a little of the cinnamon filling around the pancake and gently swirl it around with a spoon. Cook the pancake two to three minutes, or until the bubbles begin popping on top of the pancake and it's golden brown on the bottom. Using a thin spatula, flip pancakes over and cook another two to three minutes. Serve with a drizzle of the glaze.

Perfect Waffles

The first time I made waffles in our waffle iron it was a huge failure. We blamed the waffle iron, naturally.

Then, while flipping through my old stand-by Betty Crocker cookbook, I came across this recipe and it changed my waffle-making life.

Enjoy.

Betty Crocker Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup of melted margarine or butter, or 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1-3/4 cup milk
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

Beat eggs. Add in the rest of the ingredients and combine until smooth. Pour batter into heated waffle iron. Bake according to manufacturer directions or until steam stops, about 5 minutes.

Makes fifteen 4-inch waffles.

MY TIPS:

• I grease my waffle iron a bit with a silicon pastry brush and some oil before making each batch.

• I leave the waffles in EXACTLY five minutes.
  

Grands! Monkey Bread

Photo above courtesy of Grands!

This is not a low-cal recipe. Or fancy. But it is delicious. The recipe is courtesy of Grands! and can be found here. This is a great dish for breakfast when you have house guests. It's quick, easy and doesn't leave you doing a ton of work in the kitchen while your guests chit-chat. I've made it several times and it never fails. Enjoy.
















Grands! Monkey Bread
Prep Time: 25 Min
Total Time: 1 Hr 5 Min

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
1/2 cup raisins, if desired (we have a raisin-hater in our house, so we leave these out!)
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

DIRECTIONS
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large -storage plastic food bag, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon. 2 Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each into quarters. Shake in bag to coat. Arrange in pan, adding walnuts and raisins among the biscuit pieces. 3 In small bowl, mix brown sugar and butter; pour over biscuit pieces. 4 Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Serving)

* Calories 450
o (Calories from Fat 200),

* Total Fat 22g
o (Saturated Fat 11g,
o Trans Fat 4 1/2g),
* Cholesterol 30mg;
* Sodium 890mg;
* Total Carbohydrate 58g
o (Dietary Fiber 0g,
o Sugars 31g),
* Protein 5g;


*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.