Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes With Orange Butter

Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes With Orange Butter

Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

• 1 Make orange butter:.
• 2 Stir together all orange butter ingredients in a small bowl until combined well.
• 3 Make pancakes:.
• 4 Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• 5 Whisk together buttermilk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
• 6 Cut banana into bits and fold into batter along with nuts. (Batter will be very thick.).
• 7 Brush a 12-inch nonstick skillet with some of remaining tablespoon melted butter and heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches of 3, pour 1/4 cup batter per pancake into hot skillet and cook until bubbles appear on surface and undersides are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 8 Flip pancakes with a spatula and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• 9 Transfer to a large plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm, then make more pancakes, brushing skillet with butter for each batch. Serve with orange butter.