Sounds exotic, doesn’t it?
I’m not sure what I was expecting but I was expecting a fusion of the sweet/salty combination of cornbread with cinnamon infused throughout. Then of course, douse with syrup and fruit and the Saturday afternoon cat nap can commence.
I hate it when food is disappointing – especially when I woke up early on Saturday to make these. There was no cornbread yumminess, the cinnamon flavor was barely detectable. I added more sugar and cinnamon, and while acceptable then, still, only acceptable. The pancakes are fairly dense from the cornmeal and buttermilk. This is not a light and fluffy pancake. I think I would have better luck finding a cornbread recipe and adding cinnamon.
Darn you Food & Wine, I want my 2 hours of sleep back.
Ingredients
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornmeal (I used course ground meal)
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup water
Directions
1. In a bowl, whisk the flour with the cornmeal, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the eggs, olive oil and water. Whisk the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, leaving small lumps.
2. Set a griddle or skillet over moderate high heat and spray it with vegetable oil spray. When the pan is hot, spoon in 1/4-cup mounds of batter and spread to form 4-inch rounds. Cook the pancakes until the bottoms are browned and bubbles appear on the surface, 2 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Serve the pancakes warm.
