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Show Tky're new . . . exciting . . . wonderful! GRIDDLE CAKES with the taste of APPLES! Mother, better mix a double quantity of this batter, for Dad and the youngsters will come back . . . and come back . . . for more of these griddle cakes, so heavenly light are they, so tender the fork sinks through of its own weight. These are pancakes with canned apple sauce stirred into the batter. It's an ingredient familiar to many dishes but brand new to griddle batter. The taste of apple sauce bestows a slight, delicious sweetness. sweet-ness. As the cakes are lifted smoking smok-ing off the griddle, they give forth whiffs of apple, too. Naturally, then, sausages or sausage patties are the perfect accompaniment. Pork in any form and apples, as we all know, belong together. In mixing the batter, use ready-prepared ready-prepared apple sauce, found in jars and cans in every grocery store. Use it for its sheer convenience con-venience but, even more, for its lively flavor. Ready-prepared apple ap-ple sauce is a flavor-blend, always, of two or more crisp, juicy varieties va-rieties of apples . . . the kinds that keep their taste and aroma in cooking. Also, ready-prepared ap-Dle ap-Dle sauce has the dream-smooth consistency that's a big reason for the lightness of this griddle batter. bat-ter. Apple Sauce Griddle Cakes 1 cup yellow corn meal 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 eggs IVi cups canned apple sauce V4 cup melted butter cup of milk Combine corn meal, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Beat eggs; add with apple sauce. Stir until blended. Add melted butter and milk; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on hot griddle, spreading spread-ing thin. Bake, turning to brown both sides. Serve hot with syrup or, for variety, sprinkle with sugar and serve with lemon juice and butter. Yields 4 servings. Treat the children to big tall glassfuls of apple juice when 'they come in from school. They enjoy it and it's one drink that won't spoil their appetites for the meal to come. |
