Sweet Corn Griddle Cakes with Maple Butter & Turkey Bacon

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Golden cornmeal pancakes studded with sweet corn and green onion, crisp at the edges and fluffy inside, served with maple butter and a side of turkey bacon.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 large eggs
• 1¼ cups milk
• 5 tbsp butter, divided
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• 8 slices turkey bacon

From your pantry: 1 cup flour, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp baking powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil.

Instructions

1. Whisk the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl whisk the eggs, milk and 3 tbsp melted butter.
2. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just until combined; a few lumps are fine. Fold in the corn and green onions and let the batter rest 5 minutes.
3. Cook the turkey bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Keep warm in a low oven.
4. Wipe the skillet, brush it with oil and set over medium heat. Scoop ¼ cup batter per cake and cook until bubbles form and the edges look dry, about 2½ minutes. Flip and cook until golden, 1½ to 2 minutes more.
5. Stir the remaining 2 tbsp softened butter into the maple syrup. Serve the cakes stacked with a spoonful of maple butter and the turkey bacon on the side.

Tip: Pat the thawed corn dry on a towel before folding it in. Wet kernels thin the batter and keep the cakes from browning.

Nutrition per serving

Good for

Adapted from Taste of Home.

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