Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes

These Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes are fluffy and moist and perfect for Autumn. Laced with your favorite fall spices, they'll make your morning extra awesome.

I feel like I talk about abundance a lot as a kitchen witch, but when you lived off what the land and your own hard work could provide, there really wasn't much else to worry about. As a human in the 21st century who has all her groceries delivered to her front door, I can't begin to fathom what it must have been like to be a crofter or a rural farm hand.

Of course every sabbat celebrated or prayed for abundance when people literally literally survived on the crops they could grow or animals they could raise. Having too much food was a miracle for most, not something to be chastised for or complain about. It's almost insane how good we've gotten at feeding ourselves as a species that most of us now spend much of our mind's energy actively avoiding food. Our ancestors would be astonished.

What makes Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes so awesome?

These Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes not only taste great, but they're full of ingredients that invite even more abundance into your life. Sweet delicious pumpkin puree keeps the pancakes extra moist, plus spices like cinnamon and clove just pump up the flavor. Then there's the cornmeal that keeps these pancakes super tender and gives them a hearty texture.

These would be great with simple butter and maple syrup or a scattering of chopped pecans. You could also whip up some cinnamon honey butter to slather on top. Serve them with bacon and scrambled eggs along with some cinnamon laced coffee for an awesome breakfast. You'll crave them all autumn long.

Magical Properties of Corn

The cornmeal in these pancakes brings all the fertile, golden Sun energy of corn to the party. With the energy of fire and earth, corn also brings abundance, luck, and prosperity. Cornmeal is great for offerings since it's already dried. Use your corn husks to make dolls that will attract money (Source: Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells by Judika Illes)

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the kitchen magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this recipe. All the details are in the recipe card below.

• Flour - all-purpose or plain
• Cornmeal
• Brown sugar
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Ground cinnamon
• Ground clove
• Milk
• Pumpkin - puree from a can
• Eggs
• Oil - any neutral oil will do
• Vanilla extract

Tips for making Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes

These are super simple as all pancakes are, especially once you've had a bit of practice. Start by adding all your dry ingredients to a big mixing bowl and gently whisking to get everything mixed up. Then in a large measuring jug or another bowl, mix together all your wet ingredients. You'll need to whisk these slightly longer than usual just to make sure the pumpkin puree is fully incorporated, but we're talking 30 seconds or something.

Then bring the wet and the dry together gently. Don't overmix or you'll end up with tough pancakes with big tunnel like bubbles inside. Then just cook them in a hot skillet, about 3 minutes per side. You'll know they're ready to flip when they look set around the edges.

Serve them with butter and maple syrup or your favorite pancake toppings.

These Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes are such an awesome autumn breakfast, and honestly most of us could still use some of that abundance energy. Bring it on.

Looking for more awesome pancake recipes? Try these Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes or some lovely Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes.

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Recipe slightly adapted from All Recipes.