I know, I never post stuff from the weekend. I usually only cook Monday-Thursday, and then breakfast on weekends, and I always cook the same breakfasts: French Toast, some kind of eggs and grits (or potatoes) and bread. I have bought 2 cookbooks on pancakes, and I just got the 2nd one on Friday. I actually was planning to make French Toast this morning, but Toby asked what kind of pancakes we were having, so I kind of felt some pressure! We don’t have any fruit in the house, so I went for a nice basic buttermilk pancake recipe. This recipe makes ALOT of pancakes. I had to throw 5 leftover ones into the composter! I think it made about 25 pancakes. They had a good taste, but they still aren’t light and fluffy like I was hoping for. Maybe it’s because I make so many, and some are waiting on a cookie sheet in the oven warming, while I make the others? I don’t know. This is a good basic recipe to have on hand, and you can jazz it up with blueberries or whatever. I served these with some Morningstar Farms sausage links.
rating: 7
Bette’s Diner Buttermilk Pancakes
(from the cookbook “The Pancake Handbook- Specialties from Bette’s Oceanview Diner” by Steve Siegelman, Bette Kroening, and Sue Conley)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup milk (I used Silk soymilk)
1/4 cup butter, melted
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs, buttermilk, milk, and butter. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients all at once, stirring just to blend. The batter should be slightly lumpy and quite thick. Let the batter rest for 5-10 minutes.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or heavy skillet over medium high heat (375 F on an electric griddle). Portion 1/4-cup measures of batter onto the hot griddle, spacing them apart. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until bubbles cover the surface of the pancakes, and their undersides are lightly browned. Gently turn them over and cook for about 2 minutes more, until the other sides are browned.
