Bacon Pancakes

This one was very easy; I used the basic pancake recipe from my grandmother's old copy of "The New Purity Cookbook," which is probably my most treasured cooking possession. It's been republished in many iterations over the years.

BACON PANCAKES

1 1/2 C flour
1-2 T sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 3/4 C milk
2 T vegetable oil
Approx. 1/2 package bacon

Fry up the bacon until it begins to get crispy. Remove from pan, pat dry with paper towel. Chop up into bacon bits. (If you like, fry up the other half of the package and serve your bacon pancakes with a side of bacon. Which, um, might be what we did.)

Combine ingredients for pancake batter. Add your newly-created bacon bits. Pour batter into preheated pan and cook as usual (flip over when bubbles appear on top of pancakes).

Serve with butter, maple syrup (real maple syrup -- we're Canadian, here!) and whatever optional toppings or sides you like.

Verdict: Delicious.