Bread Cakes & Desserts

Buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup

This recipe will make about 8 pancakes.

Wet Ingredients
1.5 cups buttermilk (do not substitute with milk)
1 egg
3 Tablespoons melted butter – use microwave
1 Tablespoon Vanilla

Dry Ingredients
1 cup white flour (plain flour)
3 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

To Serve
butter
maple syrup
200g Blueberries (optional)

Preparation

Put the wet and dry ingredients into separate bowls and whisk each. Just a gentle mixing of each so they are homogeneous. Add roughly half of the dry mix into the wet and whisk smooth. Add the remainder of the dry mix and barely whisk together. Make sure all of the flour is mixed in. You don’t want to beat this too much as it strengthens the gluten in the flour and makes the pancakes tougher. The batter should not be runny. In fact, it should be fairly thick.

Cooking Instructions

A simple non-stick fry pan is all you need. Heat the pan on the lowest setting on your stove top as it is easy to burn pancakes. If you have an electric skillet, set it to 325°F.

Usually, it helps to put a few drops of oil on the fry pan and rub it around with a paper towel. Even with non-stick, it helps the batter release easier.

Drop a 1/4 cup scoop of batter onto the pan. You might need to spread it around just a bit if the batter is extra thick. You should hear a slight sizzle when you pour the batter; if it sizzles loudly, or worse, big bubbles form right as you pour, the heat is way too high, turn it down.

It is important to cook these pancakes slowly. Too fast and you’ll burn them, or worse yet, you’ll have pancakes with gooey liquid centers. A good rule of thumb is 1-2 minutes per side. If they burn before that, your pan is still too hot. If things are at the right temperature, you’ll know it is time to flip, without timing, by the small bubbles forming at the top of the pancake. When it is covered in small holes, the edge of pancake will start to look dry. This is the time to flip.

Serve piping hot, with butter and lots of maple syrup or fruits on top.

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