Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes

One of our favorites!

2 cups bisquick
2 Tbs packed light brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1 12oz can evaporated milk
1/2 cup solid pack pumpkin (Libby's)
2 Tbs vegetable oil (I use canola)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
mini chocolate chips (opt)

You can use a mixer, I just use my whisk, it's easy to mix and easier to clean up.



In a bowl combine bisquick, b. sugar, cinnamon and allspice and mix well.







Add pumpkin, oil, eggs, vanilla and evaporated milk and mix well again. I like to add a handful of mini choco chips and mix again.




Pour about a 1/4 cup of batter onto hot, lightly sprayed griddle (about 350 degrees) and cook like pancakes.

Makes about 16 pancakes!

Yum!

Blender Wheat Waffles

I have never liked waffles or pancakes; however, if I had to eat them I preferred the Belgium waffles. This last Christmas my husband got me a Belgium waffle maker because he missed his waffles.

To make a long story short these are the best waffles I have ever had. My little girls ate more of these then any other waffles I have made.

1 cup & 1 Tbsp whole wheat kernels (I used hard white wheat)

1 1/2 cup milk
2 eggs

1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp oil

1 Tbsp baking powder
2 Tbsp honey or sugar

Blend wheat and 1 cup milk for 3 minutes in blender. Add rest of (½ cup) milk and blend for 2 more minutes.

Add remaining ingredients. Blend only long enough to combine.

The batter is very thin.

The darker one I left cooking longer to see if it would get crusty (since that is how my husband likes them); however it didn't, but it did take on a toasted wheat flavor. I prefer the less toasted one myself. ;)

Cinnamon French Toast

We have a new family favorite!

In an attempt to mimic Great Harvest Cinnamon Burst bread I purchased some mini cinnamon chips at Kitchen Kneads. I think I have come pretty close. I really think the only difference is that I refuse to make whole white bread.

First, I made Jennie's half and half white/wheat bread. I add about 1 1/2 cups chips (to taste) to the bread right before I take the dough out of my Bosch and put it in the pans.

**I keep my chips in the freezer so they are really cold and don't add them until you are right ready to pull it out of the mixer. The chips tend to melt into the dough the more the dough is handled because the dough is so warm. If you want the burst of cinnamon, you want the chips to be in tact as much as possible. It took me a little practise to get that effect, the bread still tastes great either way.

Then I got the idea to try the cinnamon bread as french toast, Voila, our new family favorite!!

I mix 5 eggs and add enough milk to make the mixture look a pale yellow. (Sorry I never measure, I'll try to remember the next time I make it.) Add a little salt and pepper and a dash of nutmeg. Dip the bread on both sides quickly, you want to coat but not "sog" the bread. Place on hot skillet. I cook mine between 325 and 350 degrees on my griddle. I found the cinnamon bread tends to want to fall apart because of the weight, I just used both hands to keep it in one piece, it will "fuse" back together as it cooks. Cook until golden brown and turn. Top with favorite toppings, syrup, jam, etc.

Enjoy!