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If you want to wake up with an easy and delicious breakfast, then The Best Buttermilk Pancakes are just what you need. Fluffy, tasty, and super easy.
I’m a huge breakfast person, I love savory or sweet. Pancakes have always been one of my favorite morning routines since I can remember, whether it be from a mix or homemade.
The Best Buttermilk Pancakes are one of our go-to’s, they are super simple to make, and they feed a crowd. Everyone loves the simplicity and the nice balance of flavor.
These are great for any day of the week and perfect for the whole family. Top them with some butter and syrup, serve with some of your other favorite breakfast sides and you have yourself the perfect meal.
These are nice and light and fluffy, the texture in my opinion is the best. I love a good fluffy pancake, and these really do not disappoint at all.
If you are looking for your new favorite pancake recipe, you absolutely cannot go wrong with The Best Buttermilk Pancakes, trust me!
Some of our other favorite breakfast recipes on our site include: Homemade Breakfast Sausage, Cinnamon Roll Buns and Cherry Danish.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- These can be easily customizable.
- They are light and fluffy with the perfect texture.
- You can double or triple this recipe to serve more people.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Granulated sugar
- Buttermilk
- Egg
- Unsalted butter
- Vanilla extract
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST BUTTERMILK PANCAKES:
- In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Whisk together until combined.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir it together until combined, make sure that you do not overmix. You can add another tablespoon of buttermilk if the batter seems a little thick, then let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Place a nonstick skillet on the stovetop over medium heat and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Scoop about 1/4th cup of the pancake batter onto the skillet. Gently spreading it out.
- Cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes until bubbles start to form on the surface and burst. Flip on the other side until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve with butter and syrup and enjoy!
HOW CAN I CUSTOMIZE THIS RECIPE?
This is a perfect base recipe to use for a variety of different pancakes. You can add chocolate chips, blueberries, chopped nuts, strawberries, etc.
You can also top them with different things such as whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and caramel sauce. This recipe is tasty but basic, so you can really flavor it to your liking.
IS THE BUTTERMILK NECESSARY?
While these are buttermilk pancakes, we highly suggest that you use buttermilk. If you do not have buttermilk on hand, you can use regular milk, but you will want to lessen the amount by 1 tablespoon.
CAN I MAKE THESE LARGER OR SMALLER?
Yes! You can make these into little silver dollar pancakes or a larger pancake as well. The time will vary on cooking but always watch for the bubbles forming on the top.
Also, depending on your size, you will have more or less pancakes, so gauge the usage on if you want to make more of the batter.
HOW TO STORE:
The Best Buttermilk Pancakes will keep in the refrigerator for 5 days when stored in an airtight container.
They can also be frozen, place in a freezer bag or container and they will keep for roughly 2 months.
Defrost in the refrigerator until thawed and then reheat in the microwave.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Make sure you do not overmix the batter, it is ok that there are lumps.
- Other additions can be added to the batter to change the flavor, see above for some ideas.
- These can be made larger or smaller.
- Easily double the recipe to make more if you desire.
- You can make your own buttermilk at home if you do not have any on hand.
Love a good, hearty, tasty, and easy breakfast? Then you absolutely cannot go wrong with The Best Buttermilk Pancakes, classic and amazing.
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The Best Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
- 1 egg beaten
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Whisk together until combined.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir it together until combined, make sure that you do not overmix. You can add another tablespoon of buttermilk if the batter seems a little thick, then let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Place a nonstick skillet on the stovetop over medium heat and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Scoop about 1/4th cup of the pancake batter onto the skillet. Gently spreading it out.
- Cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes until bubbles start to form on the surface and burst. Flip on the other side until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve with butter and syrup and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure you do not overmix the batter, it is ok that there are lumps.
- Other additions can be added to the batter to change the flavor, see above for some ideas.
- These can be made larger or smaller.
- Easily double the recipe to make more if you desire.
- You can make your own buttermilk at home if you do not have any on hand.
Nutrition
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