Sour Cream & Bacon Pancakes with Warm Orange-Maple Syrup

Ingredients

• 12 slices oscar mayer bacon cooked finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp calumet baking powder 
• 1 cup knudsen cream sour
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups flour 
• 1.3 cups milk 
• 2 Tbsp oil 
• 2 tsp orange zest 
• 1 cup pancake syrup 
• 0.5 tsp salt 
• 3 Tbsp sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• ladle
• whisk
• microwave

Directions

1. Heat large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat. Meanwhile, whisk eggs, milk, sour cream and oil in large bowl until well blended.
2. Mix next 4 ingredients.
3. Add to egg mixture; whisk until well blended.
4. Ladle batter into hot skillet, using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.
5. Sprinkle each with about 1 Tbsp. bacon. Cook 3 min. or until bubbles form on top, then turn to brown other sides.
6. Mix syrup and zest in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Strain into pitcher.
7. Serve with pancakes.