Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes With Orange Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For orange butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
For pancakes
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large ripe banana
1/2 cup salted roasted macadamia nuts, chopped (2 1/2 oz)
Accompaniment
maple syrup

Preparation

Make orange butter:
Stir together all orange butter ingredients in a small bowl until combined well.
Make pancakes:
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Whisk together buttermilk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
Cut banana into bits and fold into batter along with nuts. (Batter will be very thick.).
Brush a 12-inch nonstick skillet with some of remaining tablespoon melted butter and heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches of 3, pour 1/4 cup batter per pancake into hot skillet and cook until bubbles appear on surface and undersides are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
Flip pancakes with a spatula and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more.
Transfer to a large plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm, then make more pancakes, brushing skillet with butter for each batch. Serve with orange butter.