Recipe: Four Seasons Boston’s Ridiculously Red Velvet Pancakes!

Remember those yummy looking red velvet pancakes I had at the Four Season’s Boston for National Pancake week?   They were SO good that I just had to get the recipe.   Here is it, courtesy of the Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons Boston.   I made them at home, minus the red dye, and they ARE delicious.

Ingredients:

• 2 each large eggs
• 1 ½ cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tbl melted butter (or canola oil)
• 1 ½ cup of all purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ cup malted milk powder
• 2 tbl cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring

frosting:

• 1 cup of cream cheese (lowfat or regular)
• 3 tbl powdered sugar
• 2 tbl milk or cream

1. beat together milk, eggs, vanilla, and red color.
2. in another bowl mix all dry ingredients, combine the wet with the dry.
3. For frosting: combine room temp cream cheese with sugar and milk/cream and beat on high until no chunks of cream cheese remain.
4. preheat griddle to 350 ºF melt butter and spoon ¼ cup portions of pancake mix.
5. when sides of pancakes look dry and air bubbles form on top, flip and cook through.
6. serve with fresh fruit (raspberries and strawberries help to make a ridiculously red plate), maple syrup and cream cheese frosting.