Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes

Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes

This comes from Mel's Kitchen Café, everything she makes is yummy. You can link to a picture of these and her site here
If you don't have whole wheat flour, you can use all purpose flour.
If you don't have buttermilk, you can use 1 3/4 cups milk and 2 tblsp lemon juice or vinegar.

Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2  tsp salt
3 Tblsp sugar
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
1 egg
1 cup pureed pumpkin
2 Tblsp vegetable oil (or coconut oil)
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.  Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk, egg, oil, and pumpkin.  Whisk together until just combined (it's ok if there are a few dry spots remaining: over mixing pancakes can make them thick and dry)
Preheat griddle or skillet on stovetop to medium. Pour about 1/3 cup or so batter into circles on the griddle or skillet.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips (if using) cook until bubbles appear on the surface of the batter, 1 to 2 minutes.  Once the bubbles begin popping, flip the pancakes and cook for another 30 sec to 1 minutes

The first time I made these I used a different kind of flour I had and they were too doughy.  Be sure to stick with the whole wheat flour or half whole wheat half white flour for best results for me.

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