Smiley Face Pancakes Recipe

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Youngsters will have as much fun making these tender and tasty treats as they do eating them. Just top with your favorite fruit or syrup.—Janette Garner, Carmel, Indiana

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Smiley Face Pancakes Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

2 cups biscuit/backing mix
1-1/4 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red, green, yellow and blue liquid or paste food coloring
Maple syrup, optional

Directions

In a bowl, combine the biscuit mix, milk, egg, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla; mix until smooth. Place 1 tablespoon of batter each in four bowls. Color one red, one green, one yellow and one blue. Drop remaining batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle.
To create face, paint colored batter on pancakes with a new small paintbrush. Cook until bubbles form on the top. Turn and cook until second side is golden. Serve with syrup if desired. Yield: about 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3 each) equals 339 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 809 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Smiley Face Pancakes in Quick Cooking January/February 2001, p41