First thing this morning I turned on my computer and looked at my Google Reader, which pulls in new blog posts from the blogs I subscribe to. The first one to catch my eye was from Recipegirl.com. She shared a recipe for Cinnamon roll pancakes in honor of National Pancake Day! Who knew there was such a day? I sure didn't, but I'm glad Recipe Girl did!
I decided to make these for dinner since I didn't have enough ingredients on hand to make them for breakfast. Come to think of it, all I was missing was enough butter, but I stocked up on a few other essentials like milk, eggs, and powdered sugar. Fortunately, I did so without having to leave the house! My sweet hubby stopped at the store on the way home and got here just in time for me to make the yummy cream cheese glaze.
I wish I had the forethought to take pictures of these while I was making them, but Recipegirl did a great job with hers. Check them out when you click to find the recipe! There were a couple of steps to this recipe, but none of it was difficult. Put some stuff in a bowl, and wisk it together. Then put some more stuff in another bowl, and wisk it. So easy!!!
The hard part was coordinating all of the steps. I'm usually a baker, not a cook, so my timing is not always good. I made the batter and the cinnamon/sugar "filling" before I started cooking the pancakes but had to wait for butter to make the glaze. I tried to put the filling in a plastic bag and didn't cut the hole big enough so the bag busted when I squeezed too hard. Then I tried a pastry bag with a piping tip, and the tip wasn't big enough. I changed out the tip and thinned the filling with a little milk and finally made it all work before I burned the pancakes.
The mess occurred when I flipped the pancakes. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, like maybe had the heat of the stove too high, but the cinnamon filling oozed all over the griddle when I flipped the pancakes. It then started to smoke after I removed the pancakes. Fortunately, by that time, I had run out of filling and we were making the rest of the pancakes without. So my hubby cleaned the griddle and we started fresh. I put the already cooked pancakes in a messy stack on a plate (burning my thumb on boiling sugar) and put them in the microwave on warm, (probably not my best idea!). When I took them out to serve, they were all stuck together by warm, goey cinnamon. Thankfully, my kids don't mind messy. I gave them each a few cinnamon roll pancakes and topped them with the cream cheese glaze and they were instantly in heaven...a few minutes later, the bacon was ready!
Both of my older kids (the ones who talk) said this was their very favorite pancake recipe they'd ever had. My oldest son just went on and on about how good they were. Hubby was really wowed by the cream cheese glaze too! I have to admit, that the finished product was well worth the effort and I am glad I tried it! Next time though, I'll be putting the batter into muffin cups and stirring in the cinnamon filling before baking, or maybe sprinkling it on top.
Let me know if you make some of these! I'd love to hear about it!
