Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes make the perfect weekend breakfast. Made from scratch, these pancakes come together in minutes and can be topped with your favorite maple syrup, fresh fruit, or jam.

This recipe makes classic buttermilk pancakes – light, fluffy, and slightly sweet. You’ll love this recipe because it’s quick and requires only a few ingredients.  

Want to plan ahead? Save time in the morning by mixing the dry ingredients the night before. Then, add your wet ingredients in the morning.  

Love pancakes as much as I do? Try my other recipes: Banana Oatmeal Pancakes and Cinnamon Applesauce Pancakes. Both equally as quick and easy as my buttermilk pancakes.

Buttermilk Substitute

Buttermilk is a must for this recipe because it will give extra lift to your pancakes because of the added acidity.

I used to make pancakes with regular milk. Once I tried buttermilk? I will never go back. I promise you, it’s worth the extra purchase at the grocery store.

If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, do not despair! Here’s an easy substitute: In your measuring cup, first add one tablespoon of vinegar (or lemon juice), then add enough milk to measure one cup. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.

I don’t recommend using regular milk, because you need the added acidity to match your baking soda and baking powder measurements.

If you don’t have buttermilk or any acidic ingredients on hand, I recommend trying one of my other pancake recipes instead: Banana Oatmeal Pancakes or Cinnamon Applesauce Pancakes.

Buttermilk Pancakes For Two

This recipe makes six, 6″ pancakes, which is perfect for two to three people. That is, if you’re serving your pancakes alone or with a small serving of bacon or sausage on the side. 

If you’d like to stretch this recipe, make it a part of a full breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast. 

To change your serving size, hover over the serving number in the recipe card below, and use the bar to change the number of pancakes you’d like to prepare. Try to keep your egg count at an even number for ease of measuring.

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Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes make the perfect weekend breakfast. Made from scratch, these pancakes come together in minutes and can be topped with your favorite maple syrup, fresh fruit, or jam.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: buttermilk pancakes

Servings: 6 pancakes

Calories: 129kcal

Author: Heather

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together to remove clumps.
• Add egg, buttermilk, and vanilla to the dry ingredients. Stir until JUST combined. There will be lumps in the batter, this is what you want.
• Let the finished batter sit for 5 minutes. During this time, heat up a skillet or griddle over medium-low heat and grease lightly with butter or cooking spray.
• Measure about 1/3 cup of batter into your hot skillet for each pancake. Once you see bubbles across your pancake and the sides start to look dry, flip the pancake over (this will take around 2 minutes depending on the heat of your skillet). Cook the second side until lightly browned. Repeat with remaining batter.
• Serve pancakes with your favorite maple syrup, whipped cream, or fruit compote.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 339mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2.1% | Calcium: 8.2% | Iron: 6.4%

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