i want you, i need you, i love you

The one and only Elvis Presley performed a lot of songs with titles appropriate for the pancakes you're about to encounter, which were inspired by him and his well-documented love of fried banana and peanut butter sammiches.


"Sixteen Tons," for example, is what I would weigh if I ate these pancakes as often as I'd like.

Similarly, we have "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"--what my stomach, thighs, and booty would do if I ate these at every craving.


How about "Too Much Monkey Business"? I like bananas. Monkeys like bananas. Am I therefore a monkey? Some would argue that I am.

"Your Mama Don't Dance," actually completely unrelated, but what an awesome title (and true about my Mamosa, as far as I know...).


"Can't Help Falling in Love." They're irresistible, it's true.

Finally, "My Happiness," because there aren't many things better than warm banana pancakes topped with peanut butter and maple syrup.


These pancakes were also prompted by some waffles made by Marilyn of Simmer Till Done and they are seriously delicious. Ridiculously, unbelievably, you've-gotta-try-them-for-yourself delicious. I enjoy peanut butter on my pancakes as it is, so that wasn't much of a stretch. However, throwing bananas--caramelized in the pan, no less--into the mix makes these flat little buggers absolutely sensational.


(what a beautiful mess)

Presley's Perfect Pancakes
(kinda sorta based on these)

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon (obviously)
1 1/4 cups buttermilk (I let 1 1/4 cups regular milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice sit on the counter for five minutes)
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 bananas, sliced

Stir the dry ingredients together in a large bowl until well combined. In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk them together until just combine, making sure not to over mix.
Bring a skillet to a medium-high heat. Lightly butter or oil the skillet and pour 1/4 cup of batter into the pan. Gently place 4 or 5 slices of bananas onto the batter immediately. Allow the edges of the pancake to brown lightly and then carefully flip it to cook the other side.
Slather the finished good with peanut butter and drench with maple syrup. Elvis wouldn't have it any other way.