This morning, I woke up to a perfectly windy, freezing Fall day. So I raided my pantry to see what I could come up with. Pancakes seemed to be the only thing that sounded good, But they can be very boring. I didn’t want to put a huge effort  into breakfast. So I have a box of “Pancake Mix”. I have yummy Bacon. I have a can of Pumpkin. So I thought to myself, why not?

First I made the pancake mix. Since I am only cooking for myself, I halved the ingredients and only made one serving. Any remaining batter can be refrigerated for a few days. To the batter I added some pumpkin pie spice. (if you don’t have any then add a dash of ground Ginger, Ground Cloves, and nutmeg and two dashes of cinnamon). I add about 1/4 cup pumpkin for each serving. Adding the pumpkin will thicken the batter quite a bit.

I fried up the BACON! The amount is up to you, and how crispy you like them is a personal choice as well.

Once the bacon is done, I like to get the remaining grease off it by putting it on a paper towel for a few minutes.

In a new pan (or after cleaning the grease from the bacon pan) melt a small tab of butter. Place a piece of bacon in the pan, and top it with the batter. You want to be sure to not place it over your bacon too thick because It won’t cook all the way through. You have to cook these pancakes on a lower heat so they don’t burn. Once there is a significant amount cooked around the edges, you can flip them. I like to cook my pancakes all at once, and I don’t have a large flat skillet (yet) so my pan looks a little crowded.

Once the pancake is cooked all the way through, you can put it off the heat. I only use real maple syrup. It tastes better, it lasts longer and you don’t need as much. I add a small pat of butter as well

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Enjoy!