Fluffy Pancakes

Pancakes with maple syrup and bacon…is there a better way to wake up on Saturday morning?

This particular Saturday, I felt like I needed some cheer, and that cheer came in the form of a giant stack of fluffy pancakes, dripping with butter and syrup with a side of crisp, salty, glorious bacon. Why did I need some cheer? That can be summed up in one word. Snow…

See, I live in Virginia, and in my part of the state, snow isn’t really a thing. It’s so rare, that when we DO get snow, the entire area shuts down and everyone goes into a panic buying milk, bread and toilet paper. One lousy inch of the stuff is enough to shut everything down for at least two days. It would be laughable if it weren’t so sad.

Now, normally snow doesn’t bother me. On the contrary, I actually love the stuff. I grew up and Air Force brat and lived in places where it snowed from October to late April, so snow doesn’t bother me. In fact, I MUCH prefer winter to summer (fall is my favorite, truth be told, but summer ranks at the bottom of the list for me…I was not born to appreciate heat or humidity). My husband is from upstate New York. Between the two of us, we are snow experts.

BUT…no snow please…not now, anyway. See, my kids are supposed to go back to school this week. Finally! FINALLY!!!!!! My daughter is a freshman and my son is a senior, and I have been praying with everything I’ve got that they would at least have SOME kind of a school experience this year, and it’s actually supposed to start this week, and wouldn’t you know it…they’re calling for snow. Which will, believe me when I say this, cause everything to come to a grinding halt.

Dammit.

So I decided to drown my sorrows in maple syrup, and you know what? It worked. Homer Simspon once said “Donuts…is there anything they can’t do?” But this morning, pancakes ended up being the ultimate mood enhancer for me. They may not be able to disrupt the weather pattern, but they were enough to put a smile on my face.

This recipe is from the folks over at Serious Eats. They truly nailed it with these.

Fluffy Pancakes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 large eggs separated
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk or clabbered milk see note
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

Instructions

 

• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine.
• In a medium-sized bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff using an electric mixer. (You can use a clean, wire whisk but it will take longer.) In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, buttermilk or clabbered milk and sour cream until well combined. Add in melted butter and mix well. Carefully fold in beaten egg whites with a rubber spatula until well combined (there will be a few streaks of egg white visible). Pour the egg mixture over the dry ingredients and fold until just combined (there will be plenty of lumps).
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, or heat an electric griddle to 375 degrees. Add a small amount of oil to the skillet or griddle and rub with paper towel until no visible oil remains. Using an ice cream disher or a 1/4 cup measure, drop batter onto skillet and cook about two minutes per side, flipping when large bubble appear on the surface and bottoms are golden brown. Keep warm in 170 degree oven until ready to serve.

Notes

To make clabbered milk, measure out 1 1/2 cups of milk, minus 1 1/2 tablespoons. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice and set aside.

Recipe originally from Serious Eats Light and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes.