Elvis Pancakes

It's always a small personal tragedy when you think you've invented something amazing, and then find out later that its actually completely unoriginal. On the subway to work last week I thought I came up with the idea for Elvis Pancakes, only to discover through some googling that many many people have liked both Elvis and pancakes before me. Oh well. The most important thing is that they taste good, and let me tell you- I may never go back to regular pancakes again. For those of you not familiar with The King's (yeah that's right, I just capitalized it) culinary tastes, Elvis' favorite sandwich was peanut butter, banana, and bacon. So for my veggie version Elvis Pancakes are: peanut butter pancakes topped with caramelized bananas and a side of fakin' bacon just to stay true to form.

1-1/4 cups flour
2 tbs sugar
2-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1-1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup peanut butter (I strongly recommend chunky)
3 tbs butter melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 bananas
brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.

In a separate bowl whisk egg, butter, milk, and vanilla. Then add peanut butter making sure it gets evenly mixed throughout.

Combine wet and dry ingredients. Whisk until smooth.

Cut up bananas into large slices and place on greased baking tray. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cook for about 5 minutes until the sugar melts and starts to crisp slightly.

Fry pancakes until golden. Top with caramelized bananas, butter, and maple syrup (plus fakin' if you're making it). Also I'm not going to say you HAVE to listen to Elvis, but it certainly wouldn't hurt the experience...

http://www.last.fm/music/Elvis+Presley/_/It%27s+Now+Or+Never?autostart