Sausage Apple Pancakes with Walnut Butter

• 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