Buttermilk Pancakes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 ounces unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon canola oil or 1 tablespoon safflower oil, more for the griddle
• 1 cup buttermilk
• pure maple syrup or fruit jam

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
• 2 add the egg, oil, and buttermilk and whisk only until no dry flour is visible; the batter should be lumpy.
• 3 heat a griddle over medium heat until a sprinkle of water sizzles gently across the surface.
• 4 lightly oil the surface and drop the batter by generous tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto the griddle.
• 5 cook each pancake until the bottom is golden brown, tiny bubbles appear around the edges, and the edges look dry.
• 6 flip and cook until the center of each pancake rises and is firm when poked in the center and the bottom is golden.
• 7 serve immediately on warmed plates with syrup or jam.