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Pancakes · Classic Buttermilk

Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Tall, tender, golden pancakes with a gentle tang from buttermilk. Mix the batter while the pan heats and Saturday breakfast is on in 25 minutes.

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Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4 · about 16 pancakes
Level
Easy

Ingredients

Dry

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp kosher salt

Wet

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled, plus more for the pan
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

To serve

  • maple syrup, butter and fruit

Steps

  1. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
  2. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently with the whisk just until no dry flour shows. Leave the lumps; overmixing makes flat, chewy pancakes.
  4. Let the batter rest while the pan heats. It will thicken and get bubbly.
  5. Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat (about 375°F on an electric griddle). Brush with a little butter.
  6. Pour 1/4-cup scoops of batter onto the pan, leaving room between them. Cook until bubbles pop on the surface and the edges look dry.
  7. Flip and cook until golden underneath and the center springs back.
  8. Keep finished pancakes warm on a sheet pan in a 200°F (95°C) oven while you cook the rest. Serve with butter and syrup.

Tip: If the first pancake browns too fast or too slow, adjust the heat. The first one is always the test.

Tip: No buttermilk? Stir 2 tablespoons lemon juice into 2 cups milk and let it sit 5 minutes.

Storage: Cool, then refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze between parchment up to 2 months. Reheat in the toaster.

Estimated nutrition per serving: 420 calories · protein 14 g · carbohydrates 61 g · fiber 2 g · sugars 13 g · fat 13 g (saturated 7 g) · sodium 840 mg. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Based on 9 of 9 ingredients.