Dad's Pancakes

Dad would make these pancakes on weekends to give the kids incentive to get out of bed. They are so good! I remember as kids we always liked them doughy in the middle... I wouldn't eat them that way now! I remember watching him just pour the ingredients into his hands and throwing them in. He would as few measuring cups and spoons as possible cause he didn't want to get too many dishes dirty. He just eyeballed most of the measurements.

Dad's Pancakes

1/2-3/4 c. Milk (depending on how thick or thin you like your pancakes)
2 T. Melted butter
1 egg
1 c. White Flour
2 t. Baking Powder
2 T. Sugar
1/2 t. Salt

Beat the milk, butter, and egg lightly in a mixing bowl. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt and add them all at once to the first mixture, stirring just enough to dampen the flour. Lightly butter or grease a griddle or frying pan and set over moderate heat until a few drops of cold water sprinkled on the pan produce rapidly-moving globules. If you wish small pancakes, drop about 2 Tablespoons of the batter onto the pan, or pour about 1/4 cup from a measuring cup if larger pancakes are desired. Bake on the griddle until the cakes are full of bubbles on the top and the undersides are lightly browned. Turn with a spatula and brown the other sides. Place finished griddlecakes on a warm plate in a 200 degree F oven until you have enough to begin serving.

Apple Nut Ring

I remember my mother making this for our family on holiday mornings. The smell of cinnamon and apples add a wonderful to the home as you are going through your morning. This recipe is quick and easy. If you don't have an apple-peeler-corer-slicer, just peel and core the apples with a vegetable peeler and thinly slice them. 

Apple Nut Ring
2 cans (8 oz each) pillsbury buttermilk biscuits
3/4 c. cinnamon sugar
1/4 c. raisins (optional)
2 granny smith apples
4 Tbls. margarine or butter softened
1/3 c. pecans

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt margarine/butter and brush onto sides and bottom of round baking dish. Arrange 15 biscuits around outer edge of baking dish and overlap remaining in center. Peel core and slice apples with apple peeler corer slicer: cut each apple in half. Place 2 apple slices between each biscuit and all around the outer edge of the deep dish baker. Brush tops of biscuits and apples with margarine/butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Chop nuts and sprinkle over top. Mix raisins with remaining sugar and sprinkle over the top. Bake 25-30 minutes.