Carrot Cake Pancakes with Honey Butter (Cooking Light 1/2010)
The carrots in the farm box were super sweet this week. Got me thinking about carrot cake, so when I saw this recipe I knew it was something we needed to try. I also happened to have picked up a small carton of buttermilk, which I think is something I will try to have on hand more often. The most time consuming part is grating the carrots (which might be quicker if we hadn't already cut them up into "sticks"). It's hard to judge how long this recipe takes to make. I mixed most of the dry ingredients and grated the carrots the day before. A shortage of baking powder sent us to the store and delayed the "special breakfast" for another day. It was nice to have half of the ingredients mixed and ready to go. No one likes to wait too long for breakfast!
Recipe Link..
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1949746
The Verdict
Yum! Make again. I don't think I would change anything about this recipe. The spices and sweetness seemed just right. Also made the house smell like fall. The honey butter was a nice topping, I think something like a maple syrup would make everything too sweet. (a slightly sweet, cream cheese drizzle would be good, too.) Grate the carrots the night before or sucker someone else into doing it for you.
PS - they are good as next day leftovers, as well
I think writing "sucker someone else into doing it for you" just overplayed your hand.
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