Christmas Gingerbread Pancakes with Tree-shaped Eggs
Category
Brunch
Prep
20 minutes
Cook
30 minutes
Style
American
Technique
Frying
Diet Friendly
Pescatarian
Daily Recipe: December 25, 2024
Merry Christmas! Today's festive breakfast recipe is all about indulgence and excitement of Christmas morning. The main features of this recipe are two holiday favorites: gingerbread and eggs. The gingerbread spice aroma wafting from the kitchen will set Christmas mood, and the tree-shaped eggs are perfect for the occasion.
Ingredients (for 4)
- Large eggs - 8
- All-purpose flour - 2 cups
- Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
- Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon
- Ground ginger - 2 teaspoons
- Ground cinnamon - 1 tablespoon
- Molasses - 1/2 cup
- Milk - 1 3/4 cups - warm
- Butter - 1/2 cup - melted
- Pomegranate arils - 1 cup
- Powdered sugar - - for dusting
- Vegetable oil - - for the pan
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- Sugar - 2 tablespoons
Preparation
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Step 1 - π₯£π₯πWhisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
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Step 2 - π§π₯π―Add molasses, melted butter, and warm milk to the dry ingredient mix. Whisk all the ingredients until the batter is smooth.
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Step 3 - π³π₯πWith a small amount of vegetable oil, heat a pan and pour 1/4 cup of the batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear before flipping to brown the other side.
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Step 4 - π²π³π₯Heat a tree-shaped mold in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Break an egg into each hole. Once whites are set, carefully remove the mold and flip the eggs.
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Step 5 - π₯ππ½οΈArrange the pancakes in a circle on the plate with tree eggs at the center. Decorate the eggs with pomegranate arils and dust the pancakes with powdered sugar.
Additional
To make this recipe vegan, you could replace the eggs with tofu and use almond milk in place of regular milk. Get your little ones to help decorate the egg trees, theyβll have great fun turning breakfast into a Christmas activity!