Pumpkin Pancakes for National Pancake Day!

Recipe: this little gem from AllRecipes.com
Inspiration: As the title implies, it seemed only fitting to celebrate National Pancake Day by frying up a little breakfast a la pumpkin. Now whether National Pancake Day is on September 26th or actually February 24th as IHOP promotionally suggests? Nobody cares – let’s just get to the eatin’…
Prep Time: about 20 – 30 minutes from dry ingredients to my plate, keeping in mind that I reduced the quantities to make a smaller batch
Scent: quite poignant, obviously thanks to the fact that the recipe incorporates actual pumpkin as opposed to simply pumpkin spices
Flavor: Well … frankly, not as good as I was hoping for – the pumpkin was there, but it seemed like it just needed more, which is odd because even judging by the color of the pancakes, you’d think that they would’ve been packed full of that pumpkin-y goodness that we’re shooting for here! Granted, they were still a perfectly acceptable meal for the purposes of celebrating said national holiday, but strictly on a pumpkin basis, I must admit that they still left something to be desired…

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