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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 pancakes 40g Recipe makes 20 pancakes)
Calories 71
Calories from Fat 24		(34%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 2.7g	4%
	Saturated Fat 1.5g	7%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.8g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 37mg		12%
Sodium 189mg		7%
Potassium 51mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 8.9g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
	Sugars 1.7g
Protein 2.6g		5%
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The Best (No Kidding) Buttermilk Pancakes

Recipe #173284 | 40 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Chef Kate
Jun 17, 2006

I know there are a zillion pancake recipes already but I went thru and this one IS different and SO good. I think that mixing well, sifting the dry ingredients, and carefully folding in the egg whites makes these so very fluffy. And, wonder of wonders, you can freeze the batter, defrost in the fridge, and the pancakes are perfect. One more thing--you must use real maple syrup and you must warm it before serving it with the pancakes.

20 pancakes (change servings and units)

Ingredients

3 eggs, separated
1 2/3 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Directions

1
Beat the yolks until pale and smooth.
2
Beat in the buttermilk and then the baking soda and mix well.
3
Sift in the dry ingredients mixing as you add; make sure the batter is smooth.
4
Add in the melted butter and mix well.
5
Beat the egg whites in another bowl until stiff.
6
Fold into the batter until no bits of white are visible.
7
Let batter stand about 20 minutes before making pancakes.
8
Make sure your griddle is really hot (the old water droplet test).
9
Ladle batter onto griddle; turn when buddles form across the cakes and allow to lightly brown on the second side.
10
Serve with warm maple syrup and sweet butter.

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From: Cookin' Swimmer

On Aug 27, 2009

ok, so I tried the 66241 pancake recipe by Nimz, and thought those were delicious. In a quest for good recipes I decided to try this one too. Both recipes are outstanding...but alas there are problems....Nimz pancakes taste better than these. BUT these pancakes are much much fluffier. These pancakes are like heaven, but are actually rather bland. I learned a lesson though to not always listen to your peers. Do not use 1 tsp. of salt!!! Use 1/2!! Even my mom tasted too much salt, and she didn't know I added more. I don't really taste salt, nor really like it...so it didn't make a difference to me. I think this needs a little bit more sugar, and some vanilla extract (2 tsp. would be good). While cooking they browned perfectly though, and usually it's a little hard for me to flip pancakes but these were really easy to flip. I've never had that before! Nevertheless....these pancakes need something although I'm not sure what. Oh yeah, and this recipe made 12 medium pancakes for me (since I bet people are wondering)

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From: Chef #1203699

On Mar 15, 2009

The title is accurate. This is an excellent recipe. I'd been using Alton Brown's recipe for buttermilk pancakes; I replaced that one with this one. The only adjustment I make is a bit more salt - about a teaspoon of kosher salt.

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From: Deb's Recipes

On Jun 28, 2006

These yummy pancakes puff up so light and fluffy while on the griddle. And they easily become a very even golden-brown there. Like Mama's Kitchen, I served the pancakes with Warm Double Strawberry Sauce Warm Double Strawberry Sauce ~ Thanks for a great breakfast!

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From: Chef Volkman

On May 21, 2009

These are the closest to my grandmother's pancakes in a recipe I have found! She was raised on a farm and she is a true craftsperson when it comes to cooking. She doesn't measure a thing They are AWESOME.