Brown Sugar Bacon Pancakes

Happy Pancake Sunday!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know…it’s ABOUT TIME, huh?

Now that we’re a whole month into 2012, I figured it would be a good time to bring back the weekly celebration I love so much. I’d like to say that I’ve still been pancake flippin’ each and every Sunday, but sadly, pancakes have fallen to the wayside lately.

Since I’ve succumbed to weekend laziness over the last several weeks, I’ve been happy to sit back and let BB take charge of the kitchen and even some days, just enjoying a simple bowl of cereal…

*gasp*

But I have to tell you, the pancake-loving runs deep within me and I knew it wouldn’t be long before I got that itch to get back to flippin’.

Just the other day, I started envisioning warm fluffy SAVORY pancakes. My mind went in several different directions with this, so lucky for you I’ve already got some ideas for future Pancake Sundays, but I finally settled on the last one I thought of before drifting off to sleep last night…

A sweet AND savory pancake:

With brown sugar and bacon!

It’s ok…you can do a little happy dance…I know I did! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Brown Sugar Bacon Pancakes

by Heather Powers

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients: (Serves 2)

  • 4 slices thick cut bacon
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk powder*
  • 1/2 cup + 1 Tablespoon water
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons bacon grease

Instructions:

1. Preheat skillet to medium-high heat and fry bacon until crispy on both sides. Remove from pan and blot with paper towels to remove excess grease. Crumble into bite-sized pieces. Drain grease from skillet and set aside.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, leavening agents, buttermilk powder, and pepper (if using).
3. In a separate bowl, add egg, brown sugar, water, and bacon grease and whisk well.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
5.Fold in the crumbled bacon.
6. Pour batter into skillet over medium heat (be sure to coat pan with cooking spray if you don’t have residual bacon grease left in it) and cook pancakes approximately 4-5 minutes per side or until golden brown.
7.Serve with pure maple syrup or go restaurant style like me and cook up some sunny eggs for dipping!

*I used the equivalent to 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp of buttermilk, but since I rarely ever cook with buttermilk and don’t want it to spoil, I typically buy the dry version from the baking section at that grocery store…makes things a little easier!

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Can I also get a little happy dance for my very first RECIpage recipe? Big thanks to Christin for letting me know about the now FREE service that will eventually house AND organize all of my proudest recipes!

I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how heavenly the kitchen smelled while these babies were frying up. My mouth was watering from the moment the bacon hit the hot surface of the griddle!

And just a hunch…not like I would REALLY know…but I bet the batter taste like cake batter with bacon sprinkles…

But like I said…that’s just a hunch! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but from the very first bite, I knew these were going straight to the top of all my pancake recipes…right next to the Pumpkin Bread Pudding and Banana S’mores pancakes!

Oh yeah, they are THAT good!

So what are you waiting for?ย All you carnivores out there need to quit reading and go make some pancakes!

What did YOU have for breakfast this morning?


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18 Responses to Brown Sugar Bacon Pancakes

  1. Anne says:

    Yum, Yum, Yummy, yum!!!

  2. Lauren says:

    I didn’t know powdered buttermilk existed!!!! I celebrated Pancake Sunday this morning too ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. SOOO clever! Heather’s at it again!

  4. Lizzi says:

    I want to wife the shit out of you.

    Hallmark stuff, no?

  5. I’ve never tried bacon combined with sweetness before but I bet it tastes so good! I’ve even heard of bacon cupcakes and bacon chocolate… I’m not sure if that’s weird or just plain genius. Either way, I think these pancakes look awesome! ๐Ÿ˜€

  6. I had oats, but now I wish I was at your place! Sounds like a perfect way to start the day! I was wondering about recipage? I need to look into it! I hope you had an incredible weekend!

  7. Oh no you didn’t!!! haha I actually love the smell of bacon. And for the first time, last month, I had a veggie bacon, and it was pretty good! Maybe I could get some and make these pancakes ๐Ÿ˜‰

  8. Emily says:

    Can I just say that I LOVE that you’ve started using Recipage? It’s funny, because I never really notice if a blogger doesn’t have it, but when they do, it’s like a godsend. It makes finding recipes SO much easier for readers!
    These sound fabulous. I have no idea why, but I haven’t had bacon in my house for months! I’m thinking I’ll have to remedy that sometime soon…

    • kissmybroccoli says:

      Thank you so much Emily for offering such a great service to all of us bloggers! I can’t wait to upload more of my recipes and get them all nice and organized!

  9. Wow. Brown sugar and bacon? Yumm! I’m drooling right now…

  10. Recipage has totally changed my blogger life. ๐Ÿ™‚ And you know I love these bacon pancakes!

  11. Very creative on the pancakes, my hubby would be all over these! ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m such a fan of pancakes on the weekend as an alternative to weekday smoothies, but have been too lazy lately, you’ve inspired me to get back into it. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • kissmybroccoli says:

      Aww, Christine, you don’t know how happy your comment just made me! I’m just now getting back on the pancake train myself…good to know I haven’t lost my pancake-making mojo yet! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I’ve already scoped out your chia puddings…thinking those would make a great addition as a topping for some of my next pancakes! ๐Ÿ™‚

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