You Are Going To Love This Pancake Recipe
Have you ever heard of Polly's Pancake Parlor in New Hampshire's White Mountains? Food writers have been known to call their pancakes the best in America. We could quibble about whether mine are the best-ever buttermilk pancakes or whether Polly's are. And I will be the first to say that the pancakes served in New Hamshire are very good. I have had them and written about them at Polly's Pancake Parlor. However, this recipe makes homemade pancakes from scratch that are extremely delicious, quite affordable and may well be the best pancakes you ever eat at home!
We have been using this recipe and eating these pancakes for years, maybe as many as or slightly more than 15 years. The recipe was originally printed in the Winnipeg newspaper when we lived there between 1992 and 1996 and was reported to be a recipe that was created from the adaptation of several traditional recipes. The only warning I feel that I must give regarding this homemade pancake recipe is that if you have a family, one batch may not be enough. We always make at least two batches; we often make three.
Enjoy!
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Homemade Pancakes From Scratch
The Best-Ever Buttermilk Pancake Recipe
Makes about twelve three-inch pancakes.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs at room temperature, although mine never are
3 tbsps butter, melted
Directions:
- Mix all of the dry ingredients together.
- In another bowl mix together the buttermilk, eggs and butter.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stirring lightly until moistened and leaving small lumps.
- Griddle should be set at 375 degrees.
- Grease a skillet or a griddle with oil or vegetable spray. I prefer an electric griddle because it can handle six pancakes at a time which reduces the waiting time.
- I use a 2/3 cup measure to spoon the batter onto the griddle.
- If you are adding blueberries, add them to each pancake on the griddle.
- The recipe says to cook 2 minutes per side; ours take 5 minutes per side. You can tell when they are ready to flip after tiny bubbles appear and they look a little bit drier.
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Polly's Pancake Parlor
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Polly's Tip No. 1
Coat your griddle with a spray like Pam and wipe it afterward. Good pancakes don't need much oil.
The Presto 22-inch Electric Griddle
I prefer to cook my pancakes on a griddle. I definitely find it easier to control the heat with a griddle than with a pan on the stove plus I can cook a bunch of pancakes at one time.
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Polly's Tip No. 2
Add fruit after putting the batter on the griddle.
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Polly's Tip No. 3
Three tablespoons of blueberries is not too much.
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Do You Flip For Pancakes?
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- paperfacets paperfacets Nov 24, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
- These are the best ever! I tried them.
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- ChapelHillFiddler ChapelHillFiddler Jun 20, 2009 @ 10:52 pm
- Tragically, I live alone or, occasionally, with my son, but he won't eat pancakes and I can't cook them for myself alone. I love pancakes. I will just have to enjoy yours, vicariously. Thanks for the lens.
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- TopStyleTravel TopStyleTravel Jun 8, 2009 @ 10:38 am
- Nicely done lens. Pancakes are great but I can never eat more than two. Still love to look at stacks of them. More pancake pictures please.
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- GoodBug GoodBug May 28, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
- I use buttermilk to make scones and they turn out great. Never thought to use it for pancakes. Your recipe sounds delicious and I will try it. Great lens.
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- karanta karanta May 26, 2009 @ 4:27 am
- I have to try these pancakes :) The recipe sound really yummy :)
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