In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and the cloves.
In a large bowl or large capacity liquid measuring cup, combine the milk, eggs, oil and vanilla. Mix until combined. Stir in the shredded apple until it's mixed throughout evenly.
Make a well in the dry ingredients, and pour the egg mixture in. Mix together until the batter is smooth with only a few flour chunks – it doesn’t have to be completely smooth.
Preheat your griddle and let the batter sit for 5-10 minutes and let the chemical reactions start working. This will cause it to fluff up, giving you that texture you want.
To make the pancakes I use a muffin batter scoop, which is called a #8 disher scoop.
Take one scoop of batter and pour onto your already heated griddle, fitting on as many as you can at once. Flip your pancakes when they are slightly bubbled on the surface and golden brown underneath. The edges should be firm as well.
Continue to cook all of the batter, placing cooked pancakes on a covered plate when cooked.
Serve with syrup or my homemade brown sugar sauce.
Notes
Nutritional values may vary.The key is a medium heat that is ready and raring to go, so the pancakes instantly sizzle when you place them on the surface, but not so hot they burn.