Buttermilk Pancakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons shortening (crisco butter flavored is best)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for each pancake)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a small frying pan on medium heat.
• 2 mix egg, buttermilk, shortening, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl with a wooden spoon.
• 3 mix batter until smooth with no lumps.
• 4 pour 1/4th of the batter into the frying pan.
• 5 if desired, drop a few blueberries, chocolate chips, pecans, or chopped apple pieces into the batter right after pouring the batter into the pan.
• 6 fry on the first side until tiny bubbles form around the edges of the pancake.
• 7 gently flip the pancake over, and cook on the other side for another 3-4 minutes.
• 8 take the pancake out of the pan and place on a serving plate, and add another two tablespoons of oil to the pan.
• 9 repeat steps 4 through 8 for the remaining 3 pancakes.
• 10 add additional oil for crispier edges. use less oil for drier, fluffier pancakes.
• 11 double ingredients to yield 8 large pancakes. triple ingredients to yield 12 large pancakes.
• 12 serve with natural butter and maple syrup.