Banana Pancakes

I found this recipe in an old kids cookbook, that we actually had growing up, that mom gave to the boys. I'm not the hugest fan of bananas, but I really enjoy these and all my boys LOVE them. They are super moist (mashed up bananas will obviously do that) and taste extra yummy with syrup. But they're also a great one for younger babies cause they aren't too dry so they don't need syrup. I just give them whole to Brock and he gobbles up just as many as the other boys.

Banana Pancakes
2 medium bananas (perfect to use up the ones that are going brown, but most recently I used green-ish ones and they were just fine)
2 cups baking mix (like Bisquick, or I'm pretty sure there are recipes on how to make your own Bisquick out there, if I ever try one out, I'll let you know)
1 1/2 cups milk
2 Tbls. sugar
1 egg

Mash bananas in small bowl.
Beat the rest of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
Fold in the mashed banana into batter with rubber scraper.
Pour batter into hot griddle and cook like you all know how. ;)

Enjoy this quick, easy and NOT sugar-filled breakfast!

Chocolate Chip Scones

Picture and recipe taken from Creations By Kara.

I love making breakfasts for my boys and when I saw this I knew I had to try it. It's a very easy breakfast to put together and is very delicious. Just make sure to add in some fresh fruit (to your breakfast, not the scones!), so it's not all sugar. ;)

I did not include any toffee because I didn't have any and actually don't really care for the toffee flavor, but I'm sure if you like it, that will only make them tons better.

Toffee Chocolate Chip Scones
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
3 Tbsp sugar
5 Tbsp butter- frozen or very cold
3/4 cup chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet)
1/2 cup Heath toffee bits
1 cup cream (don't skimp or dough is dry)
Sugar for tops
Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Grate the butter in. (You want it very cold!) Stir in the chocolate chips and toffee bits. Add the cream and stir gently. Knead a few times till dough comes together. It will be crumbly at first, but it will come together. Pat into a 1" thick circle. Cut in wedges and place on a cookie sheet about 1" apart. Brush tops with cream or milk. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400° for about 15-18 minutes or till light golden brown.

TIPS - I did learn that there is a substitute for cream. Use 3/4 cup milk and 1/3 cup melted butter/margarine. The "recipe" said you should not use skim or 1% milk, but some of the reviews said it turned out okay. So now I'm sure you all have these ingredients on hand and can easily whip these up.

Also grating frozen butter is SUPER easy and cool. So much easier than cutting it with a pastry cutter like other recipes call for.

Cinnamon Bun Pancakes

I made these the other day for breakfast and we all really liked them that I made them again a few days later. They don't really take much more work than regular pancakes.

http://realmomkitchen.com/1321/cinnamon-bun-pancakes-with-maple-butter-icing/

Here's my few tips-
-I didn't have corn syrup so I didn't use it and it didn't seem to be missing anything.
-I did NOT double the syrup/icing recipe. We actually had some leftover so I can't imagine how much syrup they're putting on the pancakes. But maybe we're also okay with sorta dry pancakes.
-I would half the butter/margarine in the syrup/icing. I felt like that flavor was too strong.

Let me know if you try it! Enjoy!