Buttermilk Pancakes

Went to the grocery store yesterday to pick up all the stuff needed to bake for the photoshoot (I'm so excited!).  As usual, I woke up at 6am this morning to bathe and feed baby no.2 before putting her back to sleep. Since there's still time to make breakfast, I decided to make some pancakes.


My all-time fav: Buttermilk Pancakes dusted with icing sugar

 

With maple syrup & salted butter

that's her favorite!

This is so quick and easy to prepare! The trick is to use a good non-stick pan and cook it over low-med heat (it gets burnt very easily). The recipe is adapted from Joy of Baking and is one of the trusted few websites I visit rather frequently (There's also a video that you can watch and follow closely!). I've posted the recipe below for your easy reference.

Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe:

1 cup (130 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons (28 grams) granulated white sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
3 tablespoons (40 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Plus extra melted butter for greasing the pan.

Buttermilk Pancakes: In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, buttermilk, and melted butter. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and then pour in the egg mixture, all at once, and stir (with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon) just until combined. The batter should have some small lumps. (Do not over mix the batter or the pancakes will be tough.) (The pancake batter can be covered and stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.)

Heat a frying pan or griddle over medium high heat until a few sprinkles of water dropped on the pan or griddle splatter. Adjust the temperature as needed. Can also use an electric griddle with the temperature set at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Using a piece of paper towel or a pastry brush, lightly brush the pan with melted butter or oil (or spray with a non stick vegetable spray.)

Using a small ladle or scoop, pour about 1/4 cup (60 ml) of pancake batter onto the hot pan, spacing the pancakes a few inches apart. When the bottoms of the pancakes are brown and bubbles start to appear on the top surfaces of the pancakes (2-3 minutes), turn over. Cook until lightly browned (about 1-2 minutes).

Repeat with remaining batter, brushing the pan with melted butter or oil between batches.

Serve immediately with butter and maple syrup or your favorite jam.

Makes about 8 - 4 inch (10 cm) pancakes.