Thursday, March 8, 2012

Corndog Pancakes

Last week {I think maybe Tuesday} was National Pancake Day. I can thank twitter for that knowledge... unfortunately I didn't see it until after the boys had eaten cereal for breakfast and headed off to school. If you've been around my blog long, then you know that a food holiday is the perfect excuse for me to make something fun and yummy. But I didn't want to just do plain old pancakes for dinner on National Pancake Day. No, we needed something new, something fun, something not sweet for dinner. I saw Rachael Ray make Corndog Waffles a few weeks ago...and I thought, why not turn my pancakes into corndogs {or my corndogs into pancakes}! And so the Corndog Pancake was born:) Now I know it sounds kind of gross, but I promise they are AWESOME!
I started with a box of corn muffin mix. Any brand will do, but I love Jiffy brand because it's a sweet cornbread. There is a recipe on the side of the box for corn pancakes. Follow the recipe on the box Basically you add more milk than the normal recipe plus a little bit of melted shortening along with one egg, {I had to tweak mine a little because we were out of eggs, but they still turned out great} then mix up your corndog batter.
Next, cut up a couple of hot dog wieners. Any brand will do...whatever your family likes. Little rounds would be fun in this, but I am still paranoid about my kiddos choking on hot dogs so I cut my little rounds into halves.
Toss the cut up hot dog pieces into the batter and give them a good stir.
Heat up your griddle, spray it with non-stick spray, and then ladle on the batter. Watch for bubbles to form around the edges of the pancake. This batter is a little thicker than normal pancakes so it can take a little longer to cook, and it can be hard to tell when they are ready to flip. I just watched the edges and lifted up the side a little to see if they were ready to flip.
The corndog pancakes will turn a golden color and some of the hot dog pieces may get a little brown...that's okay it will make them taste even better:)
Plate them up and drizzle on a little bit of ketchup, mustard, or both.
These were so fun to make and seriously really yummy! I think the sweetness of the corn muffin mix is what made them so good! We are planning on doing a lot of cooking on the griddle when we are camping in the Airstream, and these will be added to the camping dinner schedule for sure:)
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16 comments:

  1. That sounds really good! I just might have to try that with my boys. I think they would like it as a treat!

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  2. I love the posts on your Airstream. I found, and then talked my husband into buying a 1959 single wide trailer, on a lot, at the beach. No I can't see the ocean but I can hear it, for $23,000 dollars! I'm looking forward to staying there this summer and doing fun things to it. Much like you are doing! Thanks for all the ideas!

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  3. Who would have ever thought! That is a kid 'yummy' dinner.

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  4. Oh.my! You have such a creative mind. I would have never thought of this but it is PERFECT. We love corn dogs.

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  5. Love this idea! Definitely going to try these! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Looks like something I will have to try with the daycare. I will take your word that they are good though and leave the eating to the kiddos :)

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  7. Oh definitely a kid-friendly recipe! I am like you and cut hot dogs so little. I fear choking since my sister choked on one as a child. My kids would love this :)

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  8. Oh my boys big and small would love these. Please come share at Bacon Time's weekly fri-monday linky.

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  9. Yum! I plum just posted on pancakes. Now I'm drooling.

    Such a joy to stumble on your blog. I hope you don't mind if I splash around a bit, as this looks like a beautiful place to dip into all of God's goodness.

    Splashin'
    Sarah

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  10. These sound weird and awesome at the same time. I'm so going to make them =o) YUM!!!

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  11. Oh my goodness! Corndog pancakes?!?! Seriously??? AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

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  12. I made corn dog muffins the other day but I love this idea!

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