Sausage Apple Pancakes with Walnut Butter

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1 cup flour

1/4 cup yellow cornmeal

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Salt

1 1/3 cups low-fat buttermilk

1 large egg, lightly beaten

3 tablespoons maple syrup, plus more for serving, optional

1/2 cup diced apples

3/4 cup Jimmy Dean(R) Hearty Original Sausage Crumbles

2 tablespoons butter, for greasing griddle

Cinnamon Walnut Butter, recipe follows

Cinnamon-Walnut Butter

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

2 tablespoons toasted walnuts, finely chopped

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of salt