One of the joys of my childhood was the times I spent the night over my Aunt Jean's house...besides the fact that she had four children...My cousins...She also made the best pancakes known to mankind..bar none..
She left this existence unfortunately on December 26, 2000...but fortunately...she left behind her recipe for pancakes... Here it is-
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups of All Purpose Flower
2 tsps of Baking Powder
1 tsp of Baking Soda
1.2 Tsp of salt
3 tblsp. of Sugar
1 tblsp of Maple Syrup
3 cups of Buttermilk
4 tblsps of melted butter
2 large eggs.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl
2. Mix the liquid ingredients in a seperate bowl
3. Add the liquid and dry ingredients in another bowl stirring gently until blended... Don't overmix.
4.Drop by the spoonful on Hot griddle..Wait until bubbles form before turning..
Serve with thick cut bacon...
and of course a tall glass of milk!
Enjoy!
In loving memory of my dear Aunt, Jeanne Elizabeth Martin Faust (April 12, 1927- December 26,2000)
Keith, this is her recipe. One thing she always said was to add melted butter until the batter "shined." The result was a tender, delicious pancake. She always "eyeballed" the syrup, so it ended up being a little more than a tablespoon. And her key to cooking them was a well-seasoned, hot griddle. She'd turn the flame on to medium high. The flame from the gas stove should NOT touch the bottom of the pan. Let the pan heat. Drop water from your fingertips to check readiness. Drops from your fingertips should "dance" across the pan. The drop should stay round and sizzle before evaporating. If your pan is well seasoned, that is old and used many times, then you can cook your pancakes. The butter in the batter will keep the pancakes from sticking. If the pan is new, then use a cooking spray or a paper towel with a little oil to grease the surface. You just want a light coating of oil for the surface of the pan. When you put the batter down, leave it alone. The pancake will produce bubbles on its surface and then start to look dry around the edge. That's the time to turn the pancake. Cooking on the second side is very fast because the pancake does most of it's cooking on the first side.
ReplyDeleteWe love these pancakes! P.S. the lazy way - buy Jiffy baking mix and use the butter and regular milk with the box mix. Add the syrup too! Cook the same way.