In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, apple pie spice.
In a separate bowl whisk together cider, eggs, melted butter and vanilla paste.
Pour the cider mixture over the flour mixture and whisk only until everything is combined.
Lightly grease griddle with butter. Spoon 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. When bubbles form around the edge and on top, flip the pancakes. Cook until bottoms are light brown.
Pancakes can be kept warm in a 200 - 250 degree F. oven.