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BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

May 8, 2015 By Homa

Buttermilk Pancakes
These Buttermilk Pancakes are my favorite, they are moist and fluffy and very light.  Pancakes should be easy to prepare without too much fuss, after all this is a food that is almost always cooked early in the morning for breakfast and the easier the recipe the better. Pancakes are not exclusively for breakfast though, I can remember a few occasions when my children were little and they thought pancakes for dinner was just the coolest thing ever! I think every once in a while pancakes, eggs, and bacon with tall glasses of cold orange juice for dinner is absolutely awesome!
Buttermilk Pancakes
I really love to go out for breakfast, there is something special about the early morning hours and the unpretentious atmosphere that is very relaxing. I have some favorite restaurants that have good breakfast, but only one of them has especially delicious pancakes and it is always a real treat and well worth the several miles drive up the canyon.  It is also wonderful when someone makes you breakfast for a special occasion, so this Mother’s Day if you want to treat your mom to some homemade pancakes, you will love how wonderful these Buttermilk Pancakes are and she will love you for taking the time to cook them for her.
Buttermilk Pancakes
When I do make pancakes so early in the morning at home I want to work with a hassle free and reliable recipe without any surprises. This recipe for Buttermilk Pancakes is the go-to recipe for me that I have been making for many years with the same wonderful fluffy light pancakes every time. I love the special tangy flavor and moistness that buttermilk adds to these pancakes. The butter in the recipe is just enough that usually I only need a little butter to grease the griddle for the first batch and the rest of the pancakes cook beautifully without any need for additional butter.

dry and wet ingredients
the batter
Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Beat eggs briefly with a fork in a medium bowl and add the milk and buttermilk, whisk to combine. Add the melted butter and wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon. Do not over mix, some lumps are okay as long as the dry and wet ingredients are completely combined.
heat the griddle
On the griddle
Rub some butter on the cold griddle (mine is a cast iron that fits over two burners) and heat it for a few minutes over medium heat. Use a 1/4 measuring cup and pour the thick pancake batter on the hot griddle. When you see air pockets form and pop on top, flip the pancakes with a heat proof spatula so both sides are golden brown.
Buttermilk Pancakes
Enjoy these fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes with warm maple syrup and fresh fruit. These pancakes are delicious without any additional butter, but if you like you may spread some softened butter over the pancakes before drizzling the warm maple syrup on them.

 

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BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Author: Homa
Recipe type: Pancakes
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 TBSP sugar
  • ⅛ tsp pure vanilla powder, or ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup milk. I use 1% fat milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 TBSP (1 ½ ounces) sweet butter, melted
  • Maple syrup
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl sift flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla powder and granulated sugar. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl beat the egg briefly then add buttermilk and milk and whisk them together until smooth. Set aside. (If using vanilla extract add it to this mixture)
  3. Gradually work the wet ingredients and melted butter into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined but lumpy.
  4. Grease the griddle or a large nonstick skillet lightly with butter and heat it over medium heat. You will probably need to grease the griddle only for the first batch because the butter in the mix is usually sufficient for cooking the rest of the pancakes, but you may add a little bit more butter if needed.
  5. Pour the batter over the hot griddle using ¼ measuring cup. Leave plenty of space between the pancakes.
  6. Cook the pancakes over medium heat. Do not turn the pancakes until small air pockets form and pop on the surface, then flip the pancakes with a large flat spatula so the other side browns. Transfer the cooked pancakes to the serving platter and keep warm until all of them are cooked. Once you have made the first batch if you notice that the pancakes are browning too fast, you may reduce the heat just a little bit.
  7. Serve the pancakes with warm maple syrup and fresh berries or other fruit.
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Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch, Recipe Tagged With: buttermilk pancakes, Easter Brunch, fresh fruit, maple syrup, Mother's Day

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Comments

  1. Fae's Twist & Tango says

    May 9, 2015 at 2:42 am

    Oh, I totally agree! I would love to be served these pancakes for breakfast for Mother’s Day! 🙂 As for eating pancakes for other than breakfast, many Moms in Japan serve them to their children for 3 o’clock snacks. Yum!
    Happy Mother’s Day!

    • Homa says

      May 9, 2015 at 10:04 am

      Happy Mother’s Day to you dear Fae! I think kids and pancakes just go together and they will love them any time of day. These pancakes are really easy to make and the buttermilk is what makes them awesome and so fluffy, let me know what you think!

  2. Shireen Partovi says

    August 26, 2018 at 11:50 am

    My favorite pancake recipe!

    • Homa says

      August 26, 2018 at 11:59 am

      So glad to hear that Shireen joon 🙂 Noosh e jan!!

  3. Kathryn Payandeh says

    May 26, 2021 at 3:13 am

    These are so tasty.Have them most days for breakfast with clementines on the side.
    Do not have buttermilk so mixed milk with lime juice.
    Thank you for the recipe

    • Homa says

      May 28, 2021 at 5:55 pm

      Hi Kathryn, so nice to hear from you! It is great to hear that you have enjoyed these pancakes, they are my favorite too!
      Please take care of yourself and keep in touch

Homa

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