BANANA MACADAMIA PANCAKES WITH ORANGE BUTTER

Banana Macadamia Pancakes with Orange Butter image

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 18

FOR ORANGE BUTTER:
2 oz unsalted butter (1/4 cup) softened
1/2 tsp finely grated fresh orange zest
1 1/2 tsp fresh orange juice
1/8 tsp salt
FOR PANCAKES:
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
3 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 c well-shaken buttermilk
3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 large ripe banana
1/2 c salted roasted macadamia nuts (2 1/2 oz) chopped
maple syrup for serving

Steps:

1. Make orange butter: Stir together all orange butter ingredients in a small bowl until combined well.
2. Make pancakes: Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together buttermilk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Cut banana into bits and fold into batter along with nuts. (Batter will be very thick.)
3. 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. Flip pancakes with a spatula and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more.
4. 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.
5. 15 (4-inch) pancakes