Popular Pumpkin Griddle Cakes Recipes

THE BEST PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• For the crust: Add the gingersnap cookies, melted butter and salt to a food processor. Process until the crumb mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 seconds. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake the crust until it is fragrant and golden brown, about 12 minutes.
• Remove the crust to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes. Wrap the bottom and sides of the pan tightly with foil and place in a roasting pan.
• For the filling: Add the cream cheese to a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and beat, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed with a rubber spatula, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the sour cream, vanilla and salt and beat just until combined.
• Scoop 3 cups of the cheesecake filling into a medium bowl. Add the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and 1/4 cup water and stir with a rubber spatula until well combined. Bring a pot or kettle of water to a boil.
• Fill a 1-cup measure with plain cheesecake filling and pour into the center of the cooled crust. Fill a 1-cup measure with pumpkin filling and pour into the center of the plain filling. The batter will spread as you add alternating scoops, widening to form concentric circles. Repeat with the remaining batter in 1/2-cup increments alternating between flavors, until all the batter is used.
• Carefully place the roasting pan in the oven (don't pull the rack out of the oven). Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come about halfway up the sides of the foil-wrapped pan.
• Bake until the top of the cheesecake is lightly browned around the edges, but the center is still jiggly, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the cheesecake sit in the oven until the center becomes just slightly jiggly, about 1 hour (see Cook's Note).
• Carefully remove the cheesecake from the roasting pan to a wire rack. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
• For the spiced pumpkin seeds: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toss the pumpkin seeds, oil, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves in a small bowl. Spread the mixture on a baking sheet and roast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• For the pumpkin caramel: Melt the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until caramelized and dark amber (a digital instant-read or candy thermometer should register 245 degrees F), about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally with a whisk. Lower the heat to low. Carefully whisk in the heavy cream and butter and continue stirring until melted, about 1 minute. Whisk in the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, ginger and cloves until combined. Remove from heat and let cool slightly before serving.
• To serve: Let the cheesecake sit at room temperature 30 minutes before serving. Unlock the springform pan and remove the ring. Sprinkle the spiced pumpkin seeds around the top outer edge of the cheesecake. Dip a knife in a warm water and wipe dry before slicing each piece. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and a drizzle of the pumpkin caramel.

PUMPKIN GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Mix cornmeal,sugar, salt and soda in a large bowl.
• Add the mashed pumpkin, water and egg, and mix well.
• Stir in the melted butter.
• Grease a stove-top griddle or heavy frypan and heat until very hot.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of batter onto the griddle or pan and fry until lightly browned, turning once.
• Serve with maple syrup, if liked.

BACON PUMPKIN GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In medium bowl, mix milk, pumpkin, butter and egg with wire whisk until blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Stir in half of the crumbled bacon.
• Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat (350°F). Grease with vegetable oil or shortening. (Surface is ready when drops of water jump around.) For each pancake, spoon 1 rounded tablespoon batter onto hot griddle. Cook until bubbles break on surface and edges just begin to dry. Turn; cook about 1 minute or until golden brown. To serve, top with sour cream, green onions and remaining bacon.

BUTTERMILK PUMPKIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk in buttermilk, pumpkin, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until well blended.
• Spray a large nonstick griddle or skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat.
• Pour batter by scant 1/3 cupfuls into the hot skillet, working in batches. Cook until bubbles form on the surface of pancakes and bottoms are lightly browned, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining batter, spraying the skillet with cooking spray between batches as needed. Serve warm.

GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Lightly grease a heavy nonstick pan (i.e. spray with non-stick cooking spray), and start heating it at medium-high heat.
• Sift together the dry ingredients in one bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, milk, and butter.
• Now combine the dry and wet ingredients together, stirring just enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Do not worry about getting rid of all of the lumps. (It is important to combine the dry and wet ingredients separately, and then combine them together to reduce the amount of time that the gluten in the flour has to toughen up.).
• Pour the batter onto the hot pan in about 4" circles.
• Flip the cakes when they get bubbly on the one side.
• Continue cooking until the bottom browns. I usually peek by pulling up the edge with a spatula.
• If the griddle cakes are cooking too fast, reduce the heat.
• Never flip the griddle cakes more than once as this will make them heavy.
• Serve the griddle cakes immediately even if this means that people have to eat at different times because there are not enough to go around when the first batch comes off of the griddles.

PUMPKIN GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Sift together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, pumpkin, egg yolks, and melted butter.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Do not overstir - stir just until blended. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold them into the batter.
• Heat a lightly greased griddle. Pour 1/2 cup of batter onto griddle. When the top gets bubbly, flip the griddle cake. Cook until the bottom is lightly browned. Continue with remaining batter, keeping finished griddle cakes in a warm oven.
• Serve with butter and the warmed maple syrup.

POPULAR PUMPKIN GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and spices.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, adding yogurt, milk and pumpkin puree; mix well.
• Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just blended.
• Spoon the batter onto a preheated, oiled griddle, using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.
• Cook pancakes slowly over a low-medium heat for approximately 4-6 minutes, flipping after 3 minutes.