BEST Buttermilk Pancakes

Stack of Buttermilk Pancakes on a Yellow Plate with floral details; topped with homemade syrup.

Absolutely fantastic buttermilk pancakes. Easy to make and so light, fluffy, and delicious!

Course Breakfast, Pancakes and Waffles

Cuisine American

Keyword best, buttermilk, mr butterworth syrup, pancakes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings Servings

Calories 734kcal

Author Barb

Ingredients

For the Pancakes

2 large eggs
1 ½ cup buttermilk If you don't have buttermilk on hand you can also add 1 Tbsp of lemon juice to regular milk and let it sit for at least 5 minutes as a substitution.
¼ cup oil
3 tablespoons sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cup sifted flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

For homemade syrup (We always called it Mr Butterworth's Syrup!)

¾ cup buttermilk
¾ cup butter
1 ½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ tsp baking soda
¼ cup maple syrup optional

Instructions

To Make the Pancakes

Combine half of milk with rest of ingredients in blender (or mixer) and mix until well blended, approximately 1-2 minutes.
Add remaining milk and mix for another 30 seconds or until smooth.
Cook on heated griddle. Serve immediately.
I typically serve with real maple syrup but the following recipe is a good alternative.

To Make the Syrup

Combine butter, buttermilk, and sugar in large saucepan. This mixture will boil up, so make sure you use a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly and let boil on low heat for 5-6 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and baking soda (this is the fun part...but why you'll need that large pan when you see how it foams up!).
Add maple syrup if using, stir and allow to cool a bit before serving.
Will keep in fridge for a couple of weeks. We never had it that long...good on ice cream too!

Notes

No Buttermilk? No worries. I often culture my own by adding lemon juice to plain milk. I use about a Tablespoon of lemon each for each cup of milk, but use enough to have it get thickened. Fresh juice works much better than bottled too.

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