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Buttermilk Pancakes

Fluffy, delicious buttermilk pancakes - you'll want to make these for your next brunch date. So versatile, so worth it.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine American, British
Servings 8 pancakes
Calories 177 kcal

Equipment

  • Frying Pan we use carbon steel
  • Pancake / egg rings metal - optional
  • 2 large mixing bowls
  • Spatula
  • Whisk
  • Wire cooling rack optional
  • Ladle

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g plain white flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • half tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 25 g butter melted
  • 300 ml buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp milk any kind you have on hand
  • 1 tbsp oil any oil you have on hand - preferably with minimal flavour

Instructions
 

  • Start by melting your butter in a bowl, set it aside to cool slightly
  • Combine all of your dry ingredients in a large bowl (flour, baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sugar & salt). Stir well
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (eggs, melted butter, buttermilk & milk)
  • Add the wet ingredient mix to the dry ingredient mix and stir to combine
  • Get a pan hot and add a dash of the cooking oil, just to coat the pan slightly

If using cooking rings (roughly 8 minutes to cook):

  • Coat the inside of your cooking rings with oil and add to the pan to get hot
  • Once the pan and ring(s) are hot, turn the heat down to low/medium
  • Using a ladle, pour roughly 1/8th of the mixture into the centre of the ring. Cook on this side for 4-5 minutes, it should slowly rise and fill the ring space
  • Once you see holes/bubbles appearing and the edges look firm and are starting to crisp slightly, remove the ring and flip the pancake. You might need a butter knife to ensure the ring is not stuck to the pancake before removing
  • Cook for a further 2-3 minutes on the 2nd side. Remove and place on a rack to cool. Serve!

Without cooking rings (roughly 6 minutes to cook):

  • Once the pan is hot, turn heat down to low/medium
  • Using a ladle, pour roughly 1/8th of the mixture into your pan, cooking for about 3 minutes, you'll see some spread and rise on the pancake(s)
  • Once you see bubbles/holes appearing and the edges are firming/crisping up - it's time to flip
  • Flip the pancake(s) and allow to cook for a further 3 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and place on a rack to cool. Serve!

Notes

*177 calories per pancake
Using cooking rings is optional - this just gives you a big more height and uniform shape!
Cooking time is slightly higher with the rings and the pancakes are thicker - it takes longer to cook the whole way though.
Keyword buttermilk pancakes, fluffy pancakes