Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup

FOR PANCAKES:

3 sweet apples
2 cups milk
2 cups Aunt Jemimas pancake mix
1 egg, slightly beaten

Cooked bacon
Ground cinnamon
Pats of butter

Peel, core and dice apples. Whisk milk into pancake mix; add beaten egg and mix well. Add apples and combine well.

Use batter to make silver dollar-sized pancakes on a buttered skillet or grill. Form two stacks of pancakes and surround them with bacon. Serve with pats of butter (optional), cider syrup and cinnamon sprinkled on top.

FOR CIDER SYRUP:

4 cups fresh apple cider
2 cups sugar

Add sugar to cider in a saucepan and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
Pour liberally over the pancakes.

Submitted by Marty & Peggy