Name: Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 480 ml buttermilk; 2 eggs; 45 g butter (melted); 1 tsp vanilla extract; Butter and maple syrup (to serve)

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Thick, fluffy American buttermilk pancakes, golden outside and tender inside. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

About this American recipe

Buttermilk reacts with baking soda to make American-style pancakes tall and light. A lumpy batter is the sign you have not overmixed.

Ingredients you will need

The main ingredients are plain flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk. Exact quantities are in the recipe card below.

How long it takes

Allow 30 min in total: 10 min of preparation, 20 min of cooking. The recipe serves 4.

Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Thick, fluffy American buttermilk pancakes, golden outside and tender inside. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Calories: 420

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

250 g plain flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
480 ml buttermilk
2 eggs
45 g butter melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
Butter and maple syrup to serve

Method

Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Whisk the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla in another bowl.
Pour the wet into the dry and fold until just combined. Leave the lumps. Rest for 5 minutes.
Heat a lightly buttered griddle over medium heat.
Pour 60 ml of batter per pancake. Cook for 2 minutes until bubbles appear, then flip and cook for 1–2 minutes.
Keep warm in a low oven while you cook the rest. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

Notes

Do not press the pancakes with a spatula after flipping. It knocks out the air.