Apple Crumble Pancakes

Yield: Makes 4 large pancakes

Ingredients:

For apples:
2 large granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/4″ thick slices
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon sugar

For streusel:
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

For pancakes:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup buttermilk
oil for griddle

Directions:

Make apples.
Heat butter in a small skillet and add apples and sugar. Sauté apples until golden and tender. Set aside.

Make streusel topping.
Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add butter and using a pastry cutter, cut butter into dry mixture until it’s pretty well combined. Add walnuts.

Make pancakes.
Mix dry ingredients into a medium bowl. In a separate small bowl, beat egg. Add melted butter and buttermilk and whisk until combined. Add to dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Heat oil in large skillet or griddle over medium heat until the oil sizzles when you put a drop of batter in it. Pour a little more than 1/2 cup of batter into pan and let it spread out into a large round. When small bubble start to form in batter, add 8-10 slices of apple in a round pattern. Sprinkle streusel over the top to coat and using a large spatula, flip when pancake is is golden brown on the bottom. Cook until golden on both sides and serve apple side up with a dollop of butter and syrup.