Chef Jeff shows the simple way you can make cornbread and bacon pancakes

Chef Jeff is in the East Idaho News kitchen with a simple pancake recipe using cornbread mix and bacon bits cooked right inside.

Ingredients

• 1 8.5 oz. package corn muffin mix (1 ½ cups)
• ¾ c. buttermilk
• 1 lg. egg, beaten
• 1 c. chopped, cooked bacon
• butter, for cooking the pancakes

Directions

• Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
• In a bowl, combine the muffin mix, buttermilk, egg, and bacon.
• Melt a tbsp. of the butter on the skillet and cook ¼ c. of the batter, turning after 2 or 3 minutes, or until both sides are browned. Repeat until the batter is gone.
• Serve warm with maple syrup.