Phair Family Foods: Halloween Breakfast- Pumpkin Pancakes

Since my girls weren't allowed to wear costumes to school on Halloween I decided to at least make breakfast special on the spur of the moment! I found this pancake recipe and adjusted it in order to use the pumpkin pie mix I accidentally purchased 6 months ago. It worked perfectly and tasted fantastic. The pancakes were great to eat as a finger food with no toppings but my girls did insist on using maple syrup. YUM!

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin pie mix/filling
1 1/2 cups milk
1 Tbs vinegar
3 Tbsp butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cooking Spray

Directions

Preheat a non-stick electric griddle to 325 degrees. In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon,. Make a large well in center of mixture and set aside.
In a small bowl, add milk and vinegar. Let sit for 1 minute. (Easy way to make a buttermilk substitute)
Place brown sugar in a small bowl and crumble with finger tips until no clumps remain. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together pumpkin, milk mixture, brown sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Pour into well in dry mixture and whisk just until combined (batter should be slightly lumpy, don't over-mix). Let batter rest 3 minutes.
Spray griddle then pour batter about 1/4 cup at a time onto griddle. Spread pancakes outward just slightly with bottom of measuring cup. Cook until golden brown on bottom then flip and cook opposite side until golden. Repeat process until all of the batter has been used. Serve warm with butter and maple syrup.

Makes approx 20 pancakes