Saturday, March 26, 2011
“Forgive me Father for I have sinned, I have succumbed to the delectable cravings of fried foods and sugar. . .”
It was all hubby’s fault. He called me from a Denny’s restaurant in Philadelphia, last week, describing the taste of these little fried treats called, Pancake Puppies. He has not stopped talking about Pancake Puppies since he has been home. When one of the kids asked, what I had planned to prep for dinner, all I could hear ringing in my ears was, “Mmm… Pancake Puppies and Sausages!”
It sounded like a great plan, but, what the heck was a Pancake Puppy and how in the world do I make it? His answer was simple, “Pancake mix and the deep fryer. How hard could it be?” Hmm…
Seeing as how the afternoon was young I was willing to experiment a little. Besides if all else fails there’s always waffles!
Your typical box of pancake mix calls for 2 cups mix and 1 ½ cups water. From my experience, a batter that is runny will not keep it’s rounded shape. You’d have more success using the batter for a quick-fix funnel cake. I don’t want funnel cake so I decided to decrease the amount of liquid to 1-part water to 2-parts pancake mix.
Now that we have that figured out, preheat your deep fryer to 350° and let's get cooking!
Cinnamon-Sugar Pancake Puppies
Makes 2 servings (12 pancake puppies)
Cinnamon-Sugar Mix:
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 Tbsp + 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Mix all ingredients with a fork and set aside. Mix can be stored in an airtight container.
Ingredients:
2 cups Pancake Mix that calls for adding “just water” (I use Krusteaz since I buy it in bulk at Sam’s Club)
1 cup water
Directions:
1. Preheat deep fryer to 350° degrees.
2. Prepare the Cinnamon & Sugar mixture in a medium shallow bowl. Set aside.
3. While oil is warming up mix the Pancake mix and water just until batter is moist. It’s ok if it’s a little lumpy (Over mixing will yield a real dense cake).
4. Drop batter into fryer with a large cookie dough scoop.
5. Fry for 1 ½ - 2 minutes, or until the bottom is golden brown. Flip over with a slotted bamboo spoon and fry for about 30 seconds more, or until golden brown all around.
6. Remove from oil, drain and roll in Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture while still hot.
7. Serve warm with pancake syrup and Enjoy!
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2 comments:
Look very yummy!!!
Just tried them, AMAZING!
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