Ingredients
Gathering your ingredients is the first step to ensuring a smooth cooking process. Here’s what you’ll need:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Additional butter or oil for cooking
- Optional: Cream cheese icing for drizzling
If you’re out of brown sugar, white sugar with a bit of molasses can work as a substitute. For a dairy-free version, almond milk and a plant-based butter substitute can be used.
Instructions
Let’s dive into creating these beauties, step by step:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix the milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and melted butter until well combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon to make the cinnamon filling.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and add a bit of butter or oil.
- Pour about 1/4 cup of the pancake batter onto the skillet. As it begins to cook, swirl a spoonful of the cinnamon mixture onto the pancake in a spiral pattern.
- Cook until bubbles form on the surface and the edges look set, about 2-3 minutes. Flip carefully and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Repeat with the remaining batter and cinnamon mixture.
From my experience, using a squeeze bottle for the cinnamon mixture can help create a neater swirl.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: International