Buttermilk Pancakes
Fluffy, tangy, butter and maple and weekend morning standard.
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Lumps in the batter are how you know you mixed it right. Smooth batter = overworked gluten = sad rubbery pancake. Stir like you're slightly bored with the job.
Ingredients
Everything below makes 4 servings.
- 2 cupsall-purpose flour
- 2 tbspsugar
- 2 tspbaking powder
- ½ tspbaking soda
- ½ tspkosher salt
- 1¾ cupsbuttermilk
- 2large eggs
- 4 tbspunsalted butter (for batter)melted and cooled
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 3 tbspunsalted butter (for griddle and serving)
- ½ cupmaple syrupfor serving
In the app these rescale to however many people you're feeding.
Nutrition
Per serving, as written.
- 615calories
- 13gprotein
- 86gcarbs
- 24gfat
Swaps move these numbers. A different protein or base changes them.
Instructions
Knife work first, then the stove. Nothing below asks you to chop while something burns.
- Melt 4 tbsp butter in microwave, let cool slightly.
- Set oven to 200°F if you want to keep pancakes warm as you go.
Dry ingredients
In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
1 min · hands onWet ingredients
In a second bowl (or measuring cup), whisk buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla until smooth.
1 min · hands onCombine - gently
Pour wet into dry. Fold with a spatula JUST until no streaks of flour remain. LUMPS ARE GOOD. Overmixing = tough, flat pancakes. Let batter rest 5 min while pan heats.
5 min · hands offHeat the pan
Heat nonstick skillet over medium. Drop a tiny knob of the serving butter - when it foams and goes still (not brown), pan is ready.
3 min · hands onCook pancakes
Ladle 1/3 cup batter per pancake. Cook until bubbles pop on the surface and edges look set (2-3 min), then flip and cook 90 sec more until golden. Add butter to the pan as needed between batches. Transfer to a sheet pan in the warm oven (single layer).
12 min · hands onServe
Stack on plates, top with a pat of butter and a glug of maple syrup.
1 min · hands onMake it yours
Every swap here is one Maui already knows how to make, including what it does to the timing.
Add 1 cup berries to batter OR scatter on top and macerate with sugar. Adds about 2 minutes.
Cook 8 strips bacon in a second pan while pancakes go. Adds about 10 minutes.
Also add 1.5 tbsp lemon juice and let sit 5 min to sour.
What keeps
Pancakes are at their best as they come off the griddle. If holding for a crowd, keep on a sheet pan in a 200°F oven, single layer (not stacked - they steam each other into rubber).
Cold leftovers go to dog food, not your plate.
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