Still on our pure maple syrup kick, thanks to the 100% pure Canadian maple syrup Chris brought back from Vancouver, I decided to take on Mr Pancake House and make my OWN buttermilk pancakes 😛
The ingredients are simple and very cheap to buy from the grocery store. In fact, most of you will have it all in your fridge already, assuming you cook/bake 😛 My only problem was that I didn’t have buttermilk, and it’s not that easy to obtain that in Shanghai. So instead I, on a whim, decided to use regular milk that I already had, and a big scoop of yogurt for that slightly tangy taste. Bad idea. Regular yogurt would probably be OK, but I used this fresh yogurt which is super sour, so traces of the sourness came through in the pancakes in the end, oops.
So in the recipe below, I omitted that, which means it’ll turn out well for you. It’ll make 6 small pancakes, or 4 large ones. The pancakes were the perfect texture, soft and moist and springy. Super easy to make and nothing beats freshly made pancakes. Would I still go back to Mr Pancake House though? Yep.. because they were inexpensive, the pancakes were delicious too, and it’s nice sitting in a cafe instead of cooking and cleaning up after yourself 😉
Mix 2 yolks, 3/4 cup buttermilk (or 3/4 cup full-cream milk + a squeeze of lemon juice) ,
and 4 tablespoons melted butter together until smooth.
Sift in 1 cup plain flour, pinch of salt, 1/2 tablespoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon sugar.
Stir until just combined.
Beat 2 egg whites until light and fluffy (soft peaks).
Fold the egg whites gently into the batter with a spatula.
This is what it looks like after it’s just mixed in, very gently. Do not overmix!
Pan fry for a few mins on each side, until golden brown
Yummy homemade pancakes served with butter and pure maple syrup
Moist yet still springy, just the way we like our pancakes!
YYYYeah for Bev!!
the pancakes look great……
do you just use plain butter for topping?
I always like mine with whipped butter ( w/ whipping cream)
I use salted better 🙂
YYYYeah for Bev!!
the pancakes look great……
do you just use plain butter for topping?
I always like mine with whipped butter ( w/ whipping cream)
I use salted better 🙂
these pancakes looks sooooooooo good.
these pancakes looks sooooooooo good.
YUMMMM!! I love pancakes!!!!!!!! I could eat pancakes anytime 🙂
Hehe me too… esp the nice freshly made yummy kind 😛
YUMMMM!! I love pancakes!!!!!!!! I could eat pancakes anytime 🙂
Hehe me too… esp the nice freshly made yummy kind 😛
Looks soooo yummy! I must try it some day…(just don’t hold you breath hehe!)
I remember making pancakes by just dumping eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla essence and flour…I’m a lazy cook 😛
You should try it out! Super easy 🙂
oooo yummy! :)your pancakes look really profesh!
Hee thanks! They were a lil wonky (not perfectly brown and round) but still tasted good:P
Looks soooo yummy! I must try it some day…(just don’t hold you breath hehe!)
I remember making pancakes by just dumping eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla essence and flour…I’m a lazy cook 😛
You should try it out! Super easy 🙂
This is easy & good!!..Thanks for sharing the receipe 🙂
It’s just a cinch to make, great for a weekend brunch 🙂
oooo yummy! :)your pancakes look really profesh!
Hee thanks! They were a lil wonky (not perfectly brown and round) but still tasted good:P
This is easy & good!!..Thanks for sharing the receipe 🙂
It’s just a cinch to make, great for a weekend brunch 🙂
I think a lot of people will start to suggest that you can use milk+vinegar in place of buttermilk. Just Google (or is Google getting blocked?!) “buttermilk substitute” or something of the like and I guess there will be fine results. 🙂 These look great! My mom recently bought Bisquick though, I was slightly annoyed. 🙁
Wei-Wei
Yeah lemon juice or vinegar works, just wahtever gives it that sour flavour. Buttermilk’s the best though!
In lieu of buttermilk (because my local market sucks and doesn’t stock it), I use regular whole fat milk and vinegar. Works the same as the lemon juice and no need to buy a big carton of something I won’t use lol
I meant to ask you, how come there isn’t any sugar in your waffle recipe? Just curious.
It’s a shame buttermilk isn’t as easily available! But ya, vinegar works, just that I already had lemon juice 😉 There’s sugar in my recipe though, not sure what you mean?
I think a lot of people will start to suggest that you can use milk+vinegar in place of buttermilk. Just Google (or is Google getting blocked?!) “buttermilk substitute” or something of the like and I guess there will be fine results. 🙂 These look great! My mom recently bought Bisquick though, I was slightly annoyed. 🙁
Wei-Wei
Yeah lemon juice or vinegar works, just wahtever gives it that sour flavour. Buttermilk’s the best though!
In lieu of buttermilk (because my local market sucks and doesn’t stock it), I use regular whole fat milk and vinegar. Works the same as the lemon juice and no need to buy a big carton of something I won’t use lol
I meant to ask you, how come there isn’t any sugar in your waffle recipe? Just curious.
It’s a shame buttermilk isn’t as easily available! But ya, vinegar works, just that I already had lemon juice 😉 There’s sugar in my recipe though, not sure what you mean?