Sausage Pancakes

Sausage Pancakes

Source: Adapted from Plain Chicken

Course: Breakfast

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups milk I used fat free
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• 1/2 lb sausage cooked and crumbled (I use my own turkey sausage recipe)
• cooking spray I my use olive oil pump
• butter for serving
• syrup for serving

Directions

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Make a well in the center and pour in the syrup, milk, vanilla, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.
3. Spray griddle or frying pan with cooking spray and heat over medium high heat.
4. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake.
5. Sprinkle approximately 1-2 Tbsp sausage on top of pancake.
6. Brown on both sides.
7. Serve hot with butter and syrup.

I tried making these as a baked pancake - turned out well.  I cooked them for app 25 minutes (until center comes out clean with a fork).