How To Make Buttermilk Pancakes

The acidity of buttermilk makes for a slightly tangy twist in these pancakes. If you don't have buttermilk on hand, you can substitute by mixing 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice with a cup of regular milk or, if you're feeling particularly ambitious, make your own buttermilk.

Ingredients

• 9 7/8 oz (280 grams or 1 1/4 cups) of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 20 1/2 fl oz (600 ml or 2 1/2 cups) of buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 oz (50 grams or 1/4 cup) of butter (melted)
• 3 1/3 fl oz (100 ml or about 1/3 cup) of vegetable oil
• Maple syrup
• Some fruit

Step 1  

Grab your bowl and mix all of the "dry" ingredients together (sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour).

Step 2  

Start mixing the "wet" ingredients in the "dry" bowl (buttermilk, vanilla extract, eggs, and butter). Continue when it's only combined; ignore any lumps for right now.

Step 3  

Turn on the stove top/range to medium heat and place a frying pan on the range. Pour a bit of oil into the pan.

Step 4  

Take a ladle and scoop a good proportion of pancake batter . Pour it in the frying pan and cook it for either 3 minutes or when you see bubbles forming at the top of the pancake.

Step 5  

Take your spatula and carefully try to flip the pancake over . After flipping, cook this side for about a minute. Wait until the pancake turns a golden brown color and put it on a plate.

Step 6  

Do the cooking steps for the other pancake pieces.

Step 7  

Serve with maple syrup and your choice of fruit, for example strawberries .

Tips

• Don't over beat the batter, or your pancakes get tough. Stir the ingredients just enough to mix them.
• If you are having bacon as a side, you can stir in 1/2 cup bacon grease instead of vegetable oil. Or melt butter and add to the mix. This will make your pancakes brown up nicely.
• To make the pancakes particularly fluffy, try to separate and whip the egg whites into soft peaks then fold those into the final batter before cooking.
• To remove any baking soda lumps, pour it through a sieve, rather than directly into the bowl.

Warnings

• Be careful that you don't get burned!

Things You'll Need

• Bowl
• Ladle
• Whisk
• Spatula
• Frying pan
• Plate