French Banana Pancakes

This one is for you, Peg and Philippe:
(5-6 servings)

Pancakes:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup 2%* milk
2 eggs
3 T. butter, melted
1 t. vanilla extract
1/4 t. sea* salt
Cooking spray

Filling:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t. freshly* ground nutmeg
1/4 cup half and half
5-6 firm bananas, halved lengthwise (or cut in circles*)
Whipped cream and additional cinnamon

Sift flour and confectioners' sugar into a bowl. Add milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth. Heat a lightly sprayed 6" skillet; add about 3 T. batter, spreading to almost cover bottom of skillet. Cook until lightly browned; turn and brown the other side. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter (makes 10-12 pancakes), spraying skillet as needed. For filling, melt butter in large skillet. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in cream and cook until slightly thickened. Add half of the bananas at a time to skillet; heat for 2-3 mins., spooning sauce over them. Remove from the heat. Roll a pancake around each banana half and place on a serving platter. Spoon sauce over pancakes. Top with whipped cream and dash of cinnamon. I would serve crisp thick cut Peppered Hickory Smoked Bacon with these.

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MM