Perfect Pancakes!

Our family LOVES pancakes and all things syrup, especially the man of the house, so I came across a recipe about a year ago and tweaked it to make these DELISH pancakes!

1 1/2 Cups Flour
3 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Sugar

1 Egg
1 Cup Milk (or enough to make the batter to desired thickness)
3/4 Cup Applesauce
OR
1/4 Cup (3 Tbls) Melted Butter
OR BOTH :)

Simply mix all the above ingredients together to form a batter of the thickness you like (more milk yields thinner pancakes). The applesauce is my version of a slightly healthier pancake, but adding butter as well is even yummier!
After I made the healthier version Elijah said that those were the best pancakes I'd ever made! :) SCORE!

Variations:
I like to thinly slice apples and put them on the top of the batter after I first pour it in the pan. It makes the tastiest apple pancakes you've eaten!

If you prefer bananas or blueberries they are also delish when prepared this way.

I've also made the pancakes and then added bananas at the end with whipped cream and syrup.

Serving Suggestions:

We like to use Trader Joe's Maple Agave Syrup, but any will do.
Top with whipped cream and devour!
Oh and Phil says, "Don't forget the butter."
My kids say, "No syrup. Spread a little butter and sprinkle some sugar and roll it up, please."- I love them this way as well!



Funny Insights:  
We always double the recipe and since we make these so often we need to buy the Costco version of baking powder, but I don't even know if they have it.
It will keep in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days. It will be a little discolored but just add some more milk and stir and voila you're back in business.