Cinnamon Bun Pancakes

I come to bring full bellies, wiggly-jiggly bellies in fact, because today, my dear friends, is National Pancake Day.  How in the world we have a national day for a breakfast food, I honestly don’t have a clue, but I see no reason not to celebrate.

I mean, I guess I understand.  We do live in America.  The land of the free.  We enjoy so many freedoms and why shouldn’t one of them be to eat cake for breakfast, and today, today we’ll do it with icing on top.  Oh yeah, baby. Now there’s something to celebrate.

Cinnamon bun pancakes made my tastebuds happy, oh so happy.  The qualities of a cinnamon roll came through nicely and they were somehow lighter feeling than actually indulging in the real thing.  What a fun breakfast to share with kiddos on a special occasion.  Like National Pancake Day.

(The Phoenix said he still prefers my Buttermilk Pancakes over these, but he did clean his plate, so he couldn’t have thought they were that terrible.)

So here’s an idea, in honor of the holiday, why not serve breakfast for dinner with these, eggs and bacon.  Simple, filling, and very, very fun.  You may not feel like doing anything more than zoning out in front of the tv afterwards, but what else do you expect.  You did just eat a cinnamon roll in the form of a pancake.  Seriously.  But it will be fun.  And I bet your kids will love it.

Here’s the super-simple how-to:

Whisk the dry ingredients together.

Then whisk together the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.

Now stir the dry stuff into the wet, and you’ve got your yummy pancake batter all ready to go.

But before you cook your ‘cakes, whisk up the icing so it’ll be ready when your pancakes are hot.

Pour your batter (about 1/4 cup) in your heated skillet and cook.

Flip ’em when they’re ready.

And finish cooking on the other side.

Then…

Pour as much icing on top as you’d like.  (I won’t look, I promise.)  And dig in!

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Buttermilk Pancakes

Oatmeal Pancakes

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