We bought a giant thing of Bisquick at Costco, because Baguette was loving pancakes and we weren’t loving the frozen ones.
I know, Bisquick doesn’t really save time. Except that yes, it does. So I’m using it (after all, we have so very much of it). Their regular recipe is fine, and their “Ultimate Pancake” recipe is better, but I’ve been wanting to make pumpkin bread for ages. Since that takes too long, I made pumpkin pancakes. (No pictures, because I didn’t take any–but they did look pretty.)
A lot of the recipes seem pretty similar; I started with this one from Food.com and changed it up, to get the following:
Ingredients
2 cups Bisquick
2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1-1/4 cups milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
2 teaspoons maple syrup
Instructions
Blend the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, egg, pumpkin, and maple syrup and add to dry ingredients. Be careful not to over-mix.
Cook ’em like they’re pancakes. Eat them. Also like they are pancakes.
I eat a chocolate chip pancake for breakfast every morning and I always put pumpkin in it, it makes great pancakes! Also, I use apple cider instead of milk, which also adds a nice flavor. I very recently switched from buying Bisquick to making my own. I make it in large batches, but I’m lazy so at some point I will probably switch back to buying it. I make it with cinnamon and ginger mixed in though, so that is the nice thing about making it yourself, you can add all sorts of flavors ahead of time.
I like that apple cider idea–I may have to try that next time!
I don’t like milk, so I never buy it. I have discovered over the years that there are tons of substitutes that work as well or better. On the rare occasions when I can’t find apple cider, I make my pancakes with orange juice. And when I bake…I often substitute with beer when recipes call for milk.
Baguette is a big milk drinker, so we always have some on hand. I’ve been liking almond milk and coconut milk for oatmeal lately, but I haven’t baked with either yet.
I am guilty of buying a giant sized whatever at Costco and then wondering why I bought such a large quantity. Yum, these sound so good.
They turned out really well, so I’ll be making them again. Now, to get Baguette to eat them . . .