Breakfast / Brunch
Cornmeal Hamcakes
These ham-enhanced pancakes take breakfast (or supper!) to a new level.
Ingredients
Flipping them over is a little tricky, so don’t cook more than three or four cakes at a time on a griddle.
Instructions
Sauté ham in a nonstick skillet coated with nonstick spray over medium-high heat. Cook until lightly browned, 1–2 minutes, then remove ham and set it aside.
Coat skillet with more nonstick spray as necessary, then add pineapple and cinnamon. Sauté until fruit is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir syrup into pineapple. Set pineapple mixture aside.
Preheat electric griddle to 400°, or a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; lightly coat with nonstick spray.
Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
Blend buttermilk, egg whites, butter, and vanilla in another bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry, stirring just until evenly moistened. Fold ham into batter.
Pour 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle for each pancake (don't cook more than three or four at a time). Cook pancakes until brown on the bottom and bubbles form around edges, then carefully flip and cook until done, 1–2 more minutes.
Serve pancakes with pineapple syrup; garnish with toasted pecans.
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per cake with syrup
Calories: 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 28mg 9%
Sodium 129mg 5%
Carbs 31g 10%
Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 8g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.