Apple Sausage Pancakes With Cider Syrup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or just nutmeg)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup pancake mix
• 1/2 cup apple, shredded
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 lb bulk lamb sausage, browned, drained and crumbled
• 2 tablespoons oil

Recipe

• 1 cider syrup: in medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and pumpkin pie spice; stir in apple cider and lemon juice.
• 2 cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils for 1 minute.
• 3 stir in butter. reduce heat just to keep syrup warm while making pancakes.
• 4 heat griddle.
• 5 pancakes: in small bowl, beat egg on high speed until thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes.
• 6 stir in pancake mix, milk, oil and cinnamon.
• 7 fold in apples and sausage.
• 8 grease griddle lightly before making each batch.
• 9 pour batter from 1/4 cup measuring cup onto hot griddle. bake until bubbles appear, about 2 minutes. flip and cook another 2 minutes.
• 10 serve with hot cider syrup.