Pumpkin Pancakes with Apricot-Cranberry Sauce

Flavors for Autumn and into the holidays - pumpkin and cranberry.

Yeilds 14 pancakes

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 cups skim milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• Apricot-Cranberry Sauce, see recipe below.

Preheat electric griddle to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice together. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, honey, canola oil and pumpkin. Add to flour mixture and stir just until mixed. If batter is too thick, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to thin to desired consistency.

Just before cooking, use a paper towel to wipe griddle with a thin film of canola oil. (Wipe in between cooking each batch, too.) Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to drop batter onto hot, greased griddle. When surface of pancakes are filled with bubbles, turn and continue cooking until done.

Serve 2 pancakes on a plate with approximately 2 tablespoons Apricot-Cranberry sauce drizzled over the top.

Apricot-Cranberry Sauce

Yields 3 cups sauce

• 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1 cup apricot nectar
• 1/2 cup no-sugar apricot preserves
• 1 cinnamon stick

The Night Before:

Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring to mix well. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook until cranberries "pop" and mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat and cool. Discard cinnamon stick. Spoon into container, cover and refrigerate overnight.

In The Morning:

Remove from refrigerator and re-warm. Serve drizzled over Pumpkin Pancakes.

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