From: Pickering Bend B&B

Walnut Buttermilk Pancakes Topped With
Carmelized Apples and Almond Whipped Cream

Sift Together the Following:
1 Cup flour
4 Tablespoons buttermilk powder
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
1/4 Teaspoon salt
Add 1/2 Cup finely chopped walnuts to the dry mix

Mix the Following in a Separate Bowl:
1 Cup water
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon walnut oil

Saute 3 peeled, cored and sliced green cooking apples in clarified butter until golden brown. Then add 1 & 1/4 cups of brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon mace (or nutmeg) and stir until sugar liquifies. Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pour into oven proof covered dish and place in 140 degree warming oven. Whip 1/2 pint of heavy cream and add 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar and 1 teaspoon almond extract and whip until well blended. Hold in refrigerator. Mix wet and dry pancake ingredients and cook on hot griddle - 1/4 cup per pancake. Fan out three pancakes on a plate, spoon over generous amount of apples, then generous amount of whipped cream. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon hazelnut liqueur and dust with 1/2 teaspoon chopped walnuts. A big hit with our newlywed guests!