Digital camera is broken, so you'll just have to take my word for things. I have an honest face; you can trust me. Really.
Realizing that I had some Bisquick, eggs, and milk this morning, I felt like creating something. I said to myself, "Self: wonder if I could make some pumpkin spice pancakes?" Turns out, I (mostly) could. I just mixed up a bowl of Bisquick for pancakes, then added some ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract. Don't ask me how much. All I could tell is "right much" of some of it and "not so much" of others. (For future reference, I should have about doubled all the quantities). So while the first couple of pancakes were doin' their thing in my new Calphalon (did I just hear choir of angels sing as I said that????), I realized that I had no pancake syrup in the house. Now we are getting the part where I impressed even myself.
Since there was flippin' WAY I was putting on clothes and going out to a store to get some, I determined I'd just have to formulate a Big Plan "B." Did anyone get the Buffett reference? It's one of my favorites, but I digress. And don't call me Shirley.
Rooting around in my cabinets, I realized that what I DID have was some Karo light corn syrup and some molasses. I figured if those two things mixed together don't make syrup, then my name is Mildred McGee. So I mixed them together (roughly a 50/50 mix) and added some melted butter. Whisked them all together and VOILA! I had me some dadgummed good pancake syrup! Pancakes were right snappy too.
Afterthought: I just this second realized that I have some pumpkin spice coffee creamer in the fridge. Bet it would have been good to substitute that for about 1/2 the milk in th recipe.
Sometimes, just SOMETIMES, I impress even myself. Me and my big head will move on to the next thing now.....Rock on, y'all!!!
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