Bacon Pancakes

Bacon Pancakes

Prep Time: 30 minutes. Start to Finish: 30 minutes. Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 ¼ cup buttermilk

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 large egg

8 slices bacon

Maple syrup for serving

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200; Meanwhile in a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt

In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, and butter and egg. Whisk flour mixture into buttermilk mixture just until moistened, with small to medium lumps remaining

In a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet or on a griddle, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until fat in rendered and bacon is browned on one side, 5 to 6 minutes

Flip and cook until golden brown and crisp on underside, 1 to 3 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels; pour off all but 1 teaspoon from skillet (to be reserved for another use)

Heat skillet over medium; Pour ¼-cupfuls batter into a skillet and top each with a bacon slice; cook until some bubbles appear on top of pancakes and a few have burst, about 2 minutes

Transfer to a platter, bacon side up, and loosely tent with foil. Keep pancakes warm un oven and repeat with remaining batter, adding more bacon fat if needed. Serve with maple syrup