Bacon Pancakes with Maple Bourbon Butter Sauce

Sunday morning I woke up before Brian (never happens) and decided that making him pancakes would be a nice surprise. So I put my jacket on, headed to the store to get a couple missing ingredients and even got a couple boxes of girl scout cookies on my way out. I was off to a good start! After seeing this recipe I thought that these have to be amazing based on the title alone. And they were!! Delicious! It makes eating pancakes just a little more special.

Ingredients:

For the pancakes

•  8 slices bacon
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 4 tbsp melted butter

For the sauce

• 2 tbsp bourbon
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 cup maple syrup

Directions:

• fry the bacon until crispy and set aside
•  chop the bacon into bits and separate into 2 sections
• in a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar, whisking together to thoroughly combine
• add the buttermilk, butter, half the bacon, and eggs and whisk together until combined but still slightly lumpy
• drop spoonfuls onto pan and cook both sides
• transfer to a warm oven while cooking the rest and the sauce
• in a small sauce pot, combine the bourbon and maple syrup, whisking together over medium heat until thoroughly combined and hot
• cook until reduced slightly, about 5 minutes, then whisk the butter in 1 tbsp at a time until fully incorporated
• serve a stack of pancakes covered in syrup and sprinkled with the reserved bacon crumbs