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Apple Pancakes with Bacon Maple Syrup

INGREDIENTS:
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups milk
2 eggs
4 cups grated apple
1 stick of butter

METHOD:
Preheat oven to 450ºF. Mix together flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and blend well. Blend together milk and eggs, and incorporate with dry ingredients. Add apples and blend well. Let sit for approximately 15 minutes.

Melt 1 to 2 teaspoons butter in an ovenproof saute pan over medium heat. When the butter is bubbling, pour in 1/4 cup batter to form a pancake. Cook 3 to 4 at a time, but be sure not to crowd the pan.

When pancake edges begin to turn brown, about 30 seconds to 1 minute, pop pan into oven until the surface is cooked, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven, flip pancake over, and cook 1 to 2 more minutes over medium heat on stovetop. If pancakes are getting too dark lower the heat on the stovetop. Transfer pancakes to a wire rack and repeat with remaining batter. Should make around 18 pancakes.

Bacon maple syrup:

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup cooked bacon, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup maple syrup

METHOD:
Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Let sit at least 15-20 minutes before serving.

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