Applesauce Pancakes - image needed

with Cinnamon Syrup

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 cup milk

1 cup applesauce

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 Tablespoons sugar

2 Tablespoons baking powder

1 tsp salt

Beat eggs until fluffy.  Beat in remaining ingredients just until smooth.  Heat griddle and spray with nonstick cooking spray.  For each pancake use about 1/4 cup batter.  Cook pancakes until bubbly on top and dry around edges.  Turn to cook other sides until golden brown.  

Apple Compote topping

1 Tablespoon butter

3 cups sliced and peeled apples (Pink Lady, Liberty, Fuji, Jonagold or Applecrisp)

heat nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  coat pan with cooking spray.  melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan. Add apples to pan;saute 8 minutes or until tender.  Stir in 1/2 the cinnamon syrup into the apples.  Use additional syrup on table as needed.

Notes from Rae: For a quicker version, I will often just mixed home-canned apples with the syrup instead of making the apple compote topping. Also delicious, but the fresh is always the best and really tastes like fall.