Grandmother’s Buttermilk Pancakes
This recipe comes all the way up north from the great state of Montana. Grandmother’s Buttermilk Pancakes is a recipe from my Uncle Guy’s Grandmother and is a tradition they carrier on to this day.
Here is the story behind Grandmother’s Buttermilk Pancakes.
This is my husband’s grandmother’s recipe. He grew up eating these buttermilk pancakes, cooked on her cast iron griddle. Grandma would tell anyone who wanted to make her pancakes what the secret was, beat the eggs until they are foamy. That is what makes them so light and airy. For years family members tried to duplicate Grandma’s pancakes, to no avail. We would beat the eggs for about 5 minutes, call it good and add the eggs to the batter. I tried and tried to get my eggs foamy, only I could never get them to the point they need to be. It wasn’t until I figured out that the eggs had to be at room temperature to foam properly, who would of thought you have to take the eggs out the night before.
-Deborah Cox-
It is wonderful to have all the secretes, we have Grandma’s pancakes anytime now. Oh and the special cast iron griddle, we have that too.
Whip 2 room temperature eggs until frothy and creamy in color, the same as a sponge cake. It is the whole egg not just egg whites. Be sure your eggs are room temperature or they will not be as fluffy as needed.
In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.
Add buttermilk and oil to dry ingredients, blend until smooth.
Making sure the eggs are still very frothy, fold them into the flour/buttermilk batter.
Batter after eggs have been folded in, you should have lots of air bubbles.
First side cooking, be sure to have plenty of oil on your griddle as that is what makes your crispy edges.
Test your griddle before ladling on batter.
When air bubbles slow down flip pancakes.
ENJOY!
Grandmother’s Buttermilk Pancakes
Equipment
- 1 Cast Iron Griddle
- 2 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Ladle
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup Flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1¼ cup buttermilk
- 3 tbsp oil
- extra oil or butter for griddle
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whip the eggs (white and yolk together) until very frothy and light yellow in color.2 eggs
- In a separate mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.1¼ cup Flour, 1½ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 2 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt
- Add buttermilk and oil to dry ingredients1¼ cup buttermilk, 3 tbsp oil
- Blend until smooth
- Making sure the eggs are still very frothy, fold them into the flour/buttermilk batter.
- On a cast iron griddle fry your pancakes using oil or butterextra oil or butter
- Using a ladle pour ¼ cup of batter onto griddle
- When the underside is golden and bubbles begin to appear on the surface, flip with a spatula and cook until golden.
Nutrition
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