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BreakfastJames’s home kitchenSeptember 8, 2010

Traditional Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

My friend Robert called asking for a good buttermilk pancake recipe – he said he was very surprised not to find one on my site. I do have one for whole grain pancakes, but if you’re looking for a traditional buttermilk pancake, this one works just fine. It…

Buttermilk pancakes

What you'll need

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon table salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup milk (plus an extra tablespoon or so if batter is too thick)
  • 1 large egg, separated
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • vegetable oil (for brushing griddle)

The method

Directions

  1. 01

    Mix dry ingredients in medium bowl. Pour buttermilk and milk into 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. Whisk in egg white; mix yolk with melted butter, then stir into milk mixture. Dump wet ingredients into dry ingredients all at once; whisk until just mixed.

    Pancakes frying
    Panckes flipped

From James's kitchen to yours.