cinnamon streusel pancakes with cinnamon syrup

It was very fortunate that I made Irish soda bread last week and had some buttermilk left over for this recipe. These pancakes are delicious!!! Really, really delicious! You'll want to try these.

cinnamon streusel pancakes with cinnamon syrup
pancakes (from Leigh Anne Wilke's at Today's Mama, Portland):
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used 1/2 teaspoon almond extract)

streusel:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks

First make the cinnamon streusel. In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Use a pastry blender or a fork, until ou have a crumbly mixture. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. In another bowl, mix together the buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Batter will be lumpy.
Heat a griddle or pan to medium low. Coat well with cooking spray. Drop 1 cup of batter onto heated skillet. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon streusel on top of pancake. Cook ont he first side until bubbles begin to form, about 2-3 minutes. Carefully flip pancake over and cover very generously with cinnamon streusel. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with cinnamon syrup. Makes 6 very large pancakes (I was able to make 10).

cinnamon syrup (blog: See Jane in the Kitchen)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk (you may omit if you don't have it on hand)

In a saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over medium heat and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Stir in evaporated milk.