Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

I went out to eat with my friends in Columbus last weekend at a restaurant on campus called "Hangover Easy".  After I already ordered biscuits and gravy I saw a sign on the wall that said "Try our new seasonal pumpkin spiced pancakes".  WHAT.  I was dying, and actually so mad at the incompetent waitress for not letting me know about this?  Anyways, I had to have some.  

When in doubt, google it.  I found a recipe from allrecipes.com.  At first I was weirded out because the recipe called for ginger, and vinegar... which sounded bitter and not very sweet or sugary.  I ended up using apple cider vinegar, and I added probably about 1/4 cup of sugar to the ingredients list.  Also, the pumpkin I used was 100% organic from Trader Joe's.  My whole house smelled of warm pumpkin spice within minutes, and one by one family  members started to appear in the kitchen to investigate what was going on.

One thing I did notice is that it took longer to cook these pancakes.  Usually you turn the heat up and flip each pancake after a minute or two and your golden, but the inside of these took longer to solidify and I think it's because of the mushy texture of the all natural pumpkin puree.  After they were done I sprinkled powdered sugar on the top and stacked em' high.  I put syrup in a little sauce container on my plate so that I could dip then rather than have them doused in syrup.  

After all of my pancakes were assembled and accounted for I dug in.  They were absolutely delicious, they tasted more like soft warm pumpkin cookies than pancakes.  Incredible pancakes, and perfect for the season.  

Here is the link for the recipe where I got my idea from :  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-pancakes/