Bacon Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

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I know what you’re thinking: the world doesn’t need another ridiculous recipe featuring bacon. There are far too many as it is, and the bacon trend is just. So. Over.

Simmer down, foodie!

Yes, bacon-infused dishes have completely saturated the market, but this one is worth a second look. The saltiness is the savory counterpoint to these cinnamon-y sweet pumpkin pancakes. They need each other so you don’t get a toothache mid-shortstack. Plus, they’re incredibly easy to make (a bistro-style breakfast that you can cook up faster — and cheaper — than your local brunchery? Bring it on!), and each bite is a rush of ombre leaves, cable-knit sweaters, Jack o’ Lanterns and seasonal lattes. It’s the best of fall in your mouth.

Bacon Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

Modified from Ruth’s Pumpkin Pancakes

Serves 4-5

Ingredients:

  • 4-5 strips of bacon
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  •  2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon allspice)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Steps:

  1. Chop bacon, then cook it over medium heat in a frying pan until the fat is no longer translucent and the bacon has turned a deep reddish pink. Drain the grease and transfer the bacon pieces to a plate lined with paper towels.
  2. Mix the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vanilla in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Pour in the pumpkin mixture from the small bowl, folding it in until all ingredients are just combined. (The more you mix, the less fluffy the pancakes will be.)
  3. With the burner on medium heat, pour 1/4 cup pumpkin batter onto the frying pan. Sprinkle some bacon pieces on top, and flip the pancake when the pancake’s edges have rounded and the bubbling has begun to slow down.

 

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