Pancakes!

Since Daddy's recipe for pancakes is rather vague (I believe the recipe I tried to write down once involved "one drip of oil" and "add milk till it's like thick paint"), I asked where he learned to make pancakes and Mom directed me to the Better Homes and Garden's cookbook. I tend to make as big of a batch as I can make with the amount of buttermilk that comes in one container and then freeze what doesn't get eaten with layers of wax paper to prevent sticking. Both kids like pancakes and they reheat really well in a toaster and not badly in a microwave.

Buttermilk Pancakes:
1 c flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 beaten egg
1 c buttermilk
2 tbsp cooking oil

I do use Daddy's method for mixing: Mix the wet together, put the flour on top, mix the rest of the dry ingredients into the flour and then mix it into the wet. It's only one bowl that way and pancakes aren't that picky about stuff.


I have learned not to skimp too much on the oil because it has a surprisingly large impact on how well pancakes cook. They burn much faster without the oil in them and it's much easier to get them a bit crisp on the outside if you put in what they say. I also learned pretty much everything I know about flipping pancakes and knowing when to flip them from Daddy. You wait till bubbles form and then you start popping them. It's ready to flip when the bubbles don't fill in right away.


Best served when still warm.


Of course when serving, presentation is everything.



(No children were harmed in the making of this post.)