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Gingerbread Pancakes

January 16, 2011 by Charles 19 Comments

Gingerbread pancakes are the perfect treat on a cold Winter weekend morning, when there’s nothing better than curling up on the couch, drinking your hot coffee, and folding over sections of the Sunday paper.

Caitlin and I grated some fresh ginger for these pancakes.  For a little extra touch, you can add some Confectioners’ sugar and top with a piece of pickled ginger.

And if you do decide to brave the cold, well at least you won’t be heading out hungry.

gingerbread pancakes

Recipe adapted from Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

PREP TIME: 15 minutes
COOK TIME: 8 minutes
YIELD: About 15 Pancakes

WHAT TO GRAB:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
2 tablespoons butter, melted

HOW YOU DO IT:

1.  Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Set aside.

2.  In a separate mixing bowl, blend the buttermilk, eggs, molasses, ginger, and butter. Gradually blend the wet ingredients into the flour ingredients, stirring until just mixed.

3.  Heat you griddle over medium heat, and lightly grease.  Drop the batter onto the hot skillet in large spoonfuls, about 1/4 cup per pancake. Cook until small bubbles appear, adjusting the heat as necessary. Flip the pancakes to the other side using a spatula and cook until firm.  I generally cook the first  side for 4 to 5 minutes, and the bottom side 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately.

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  1. Caitlin

    January 18, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Despite my initial concern that freshly grated ginger might be too overpowering, these ‘cakes were delicious! These babies (and the pumpkin ones) are my favorite!

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  2. Charles

    January 18, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Glad you liked them! We’ll have to try a more savory breakfast this weekend; I could use some blog variety in the breakfast/bruch category.

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  3. Mary @ Delightful Bitefuls

    January 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Ohhhhh my! These look incredibly divine! I think I know what I’m going to make this Saturday morning!!

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  4. annie

    January 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    yum, the idylic sunday morning indeed! These sound delicious, i just love ginger.

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  5. Eric and Amanda

    January 22, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    wow!! we just created these masterpieces on the coldest day of the year….thank you so much for the great recipe!

    definitely saving this one!

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  6. diana

    January 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    i would like to jump into those pancakes. omg !! 🙂

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  7. incidentalcooksuman

    July 9, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Wow, that looks so delicious!

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  8. Jenni

    July 15, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    are these suppose to be super thin? i followed the recipe to the T and the batter came out really runny, and the pancakes super thin.

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  9. Charles

    July 15, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    Jenni, I’m sorry it didn’t quite work out. I don’t remember the batter being especially runny or the pancakes being on the thin side. My ratio of flour to liquid was the same as that found in the AJC’s recipe. That said, you could add between a 1/4 or even 1/2 cup of flour to add bulk to the recipe, and to approach a more 1:1 ratio of liquid to dry.

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  10. Jenni

    July 18, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Next time I make these I will let you know how they come out, I froze the leftovers so it might be a while 🙂

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  11. Sandi

    August 14, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I saw these on gojee. I’m not a big pancake eater, but I love gingerbread. I can’t wait to try these

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  12. Paul B

    August 17, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    I had the same issue of thin batter. I just threw in some flour to thicken it up to my tastes. I’ve cooked up Alton Brown’s buttermilk pancakes many many times with satisfaction, and his recipe calls for a 1:1 ratio of flour and buttermilk. That aside, these were tasty!

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  13. Anonymous

    December 1, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    what would you serve on these?

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  14. Charles

    December 1, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    Plain old syrup is just fine! You might also try some savory eggs.

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  15. Anonymous

    December 10, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    thank you! they were delicious!

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  16. Susan

    August 11, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Beautiful – I can taste them now. Intrigued by the idea of serving eggs on top!

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  17. pooyan

    May 10, 2013 at 2:25 PM

    what can i use instead of molasses no molasses in iran 🙁

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  18. Charles

    May 14, 2013 at 10:13 PM

    Pooyan,
    You can replace molasses with the same amount of honey, dark corn syrup, or maple syrup. Unfortunately, you will lose some of the flavor associated with molasses.

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  19. gurgling belly

    November 11, 2017 at 8:32 AM

    Just made these this morning and they were stellar! Made the recipe just as is without any tweaks and it was sooo yummy! Thanks for helping to make our morning great.

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