Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, or to taste
• 2 very ripe medium bananas (about 12 to 14 ounces)
• 2/3 cups pecans, toasted lightly and chopped
• Softened butter or vegetable oil, for cooking the pancakes
• Berry-Maple Syrup, recipe follows
• 1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup picked over berries, such as blackberries or strawberries, stemmed and halved or raspberries or blueberries