THE CLAIM
The Ooey-Gooey Cinnabon of Pancakes, as presented by the blog Life in the Lofthouse. And with a drool-worthy picture like the one below, it's no wonder that this recipe has over 125,000 shares on Pintrest! (Click the link in the photo caption to be taken to the photo and recipe source.)
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THE TEST
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| Photo Courtesy of Guinea Pig Kelli. The two on the left are scratch pancakes and the large one on the right is the pancake mix |
First, in order to stay together, these pancakes are stiffer than your average light-and-fully-flap-jacks. The blog notes that you can substitute pancake mix, so Guinea Pig Kelli gave it a try after following the original recipe. She used Bisquick, and it didn't work so well. She says, "The pancakes from the mix didn't hold up well at all. They were too soft. It was difficult to turn them over because they were much softer. The brown sugar swirl carmelized and turned into a hard candy swirl in the pancake. I didn't care for this. It got stuck in my teeth and was very hard." Stick with the pancake recipe from scratch.
When you make the pancake batter, be sure to double it. Otherwise, you will have a ton of brown sugar mixture and not enough pancakes to use it all.
Be prepared for a bit of a mess. The brown sugar/butter mixture tends to separate and it can get messy when trying to flip the pancakes. Also, it's easier to put the cream cheese mixture on straight out of the pan.
CONCLUSION
Breakfast at its best! We recommend giving this one a try!
