Cornmeal Pancakes with Pumpkin and Walnut Preserves

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I am on a cornmeal binge after Thanksgiving. Pumpkin Spice-Everything season is annoying, but pumpkin itself is delightful!

Pumpkin preserves are called “ratchel” in Bulgarian (accent on the E – as in ratchelle). And this one jar I had, had walnuts in it – making it even better. You really don’t see pumpkin preserves a lot in the store these days – there is pumpkin butter alright, but not something that preserves the pumpkin’s texture.

So here goes – the recipe for the pancakes: http://www.freshtart.com/blog/cornmeal-pancakes-sweet-or-savory/23713015

Douse them in the preserve syrup! And have a side of whipped cream ready too.

Finding the preserves is a different issue. Surely, they can be made from scratch: http://www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-preserves-85315

and here is one in Bulgarian which can be Google Translated: http://ladyzone.bg/article/za-doma/recepti/recepta-za-rachel-ot-tikva-s-orehi.html

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