Citrus pancakes with buttered honey

Sweet sauces American cuisine

Being a California girl all my life I'd never been exposed to the southern "Johnny" cakes until coming across a recipe for them about a year ago. I loved the cornmeal flavor and began experimenting with it in my standard pancake recipe, falling in love with the citrusy combination. If you keep the stone-ground variety on hand, be sure to grind it up as finely as possible (I use my coffee grinder) to avoid too course a texture in the cakes. I find the honey as a dressing (vs. syrup) is a fun and delicious change from the norm. <br />The juice in the batter will begin to react with the baking powder pretty quickly and builds up a lot of air. The last cakes you make will taste as delicious as the first, but you may have to smooth the batter onto the griddle for even rounds. <br />I use White Whole Wheat Flour here for lighter texture, but they're great with regular Whole Wheat as well.