Cinnamon Bun Christmas Pancake Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Servings:
8 Pancakes
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons molasses
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • Maple syrup, for serving
Directions
  1. Add the milk, butter, eggs, and vanilla to a medium-sized bowl.
  2. Whisk to combine.
  3. Add the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda to a large bowl.
  4. Stir to combine.
  5. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry.
  6. Remove ¾ cup of batter to a separate bowl and whisk in cinnamon and molasses.
  7. Transfer the cinnamon batter to a squeeze bottle or a pastry bag.
  8. Prepare a nonstick pan or griddle for cooking pancakes, and apply nonstick spray if needed.
  9. Scoop 3 ounces (about ⅓ cup) of pancake batter per pancake onto the griddle.
  10. Cut the tip off the pastry bag and pipe a swirl of cinnamon batter onto each pancake.
  11. Let the pancake cook until bubbles appear on the surface, then flip.
  12. Continue to cook pancakes until cooked through, about 5 minutes total.
  13. Remove from pan or griddle and set aside, repeating with remaining batter.
  14. Serve the pancakes with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and drizzle with maple syrup, if using.