Recipe: Children's Pancakes in Shapes (using Bisquick)

CHILDREN'S PANCAKES

2 cups Bisquick baking mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs
Assorted cut-up fresh fruit (optional, for serving)

Heat griddle or skillet. Beat baking mix, milk and eggs with wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Pour onto hot griddle (grease griddle if necessary) to form desired shapes (see below). Cook until pancakes are dry around edges. Turn; cook until golden brown. Serve with fruit.

ALPHABET PANCAKES:
Pour 1/2 cup batter into plastic squeeze bottle with narrow opening. Drizzle batter from squeeze bottle onto hot griddle to form a letter. (Letters must be made backwards to make them appear "right" when pancakes are served.) When bottom side of letter has browned, pour about 1/4 cup batter over letter. Continue as directed.

ANIMAL PANCAKES:
Form simple animal designs on griddle. Pour batter for round pancake; with a spoon, add small amounts of batter for ears, feet, tail, etc. Some easy designs are:
- Rabbit-round body, smaller amounts for head, 2 long ears and a little round tail
- Turtle-round body, small amounts for 4 feet, the head and tail
- Cat-round body, smaller amounts for 2 ears, 4 feet and use raisins for eyes and mouth.

JACK-O'-LANTERN PANCAKE STACK:
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto hot griddle. Continue as directed. Stack 2 or 3 pancakes on serving plate. On top pancake, cut out eyes and mouth to resemble a jack-o'-lantern.

BUTTERFLY PANCAKES:
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto hot griddle. Continue as directed. Cut each pancake in half. Place curved sides together to resemble a butterfly. Arrange fruit in center for body and on pancakes to make colorful wings.

SMILING PANCAKES:
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto hot griddle. Continue as directed. Stack 2 or 3 pancakes on serving plate. Arrange fruit on top pancake to resemble a smiling face.

Makes 6 servings (2 pancakes each)
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Bisquick Family Favorites - 60 years, Most-Requested Recipes, Betty Crocker Creative Recipes No. 62, November 1991