The Best Fluffiest Buttermilk Pancakes on the Planet!

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

And when I say best I mean best! This recipe goes back years and the name of the recipe says it all! -- throw in some fresh blueberries -- yield is only estimated :)

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 15 pancakes

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 -4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
• ½ cup sour cream
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.
2. In another bowl whisk together eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, melted butter and vanilla (if using) add to the flour mixture; whisk until smooth (the batter will be thick!).
3. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes at room temperature.
4. After 5 minutes whisk or mix again.
5. Drop about 1/4-cup batter onto a medium-hot skillet; cook until lightly browned on the bottom, turn and cook until browned.

Reviews

[Chef #907731]

We have been making the Kittencal Best Fluffiest Buttermilk Pancakes for several years now. Everybody in our family loves them (obviously). We also make them at our for friends when we go skiing as the morning go to meal. All our friends kids ask if we will make them when they come to visit. These really are the best. We make everything as listed, only there have been a few times when I have not had enough sour cream on hand and we have either left it out or used less. The pancakes are a bit sweeter without it, so I cut the sugar to 2 1/2 tbsp when there is no sour cream. I make the flour part the night before and have all the liquid ingredients ready to grab and go. Best results for fluffy-ness seem to come when we mix the liquid into the dry quickly, however with few turns. We use a griddle and start heating it while the completed batter sits as it takes 5 minutes or less for our griddle to sizzle.

[lotusespritman]

This recipe was very delicious. It turned out very well. The pancakes were very light, fluffy, and thick. They weren't flat like the some of the pictures taken by failed cooks. They should have volume. I did have to add a little more buttermilk, but any good cook knows that the weather- can play havoc with measurements that are by volume and not weight. I, also, didn't mix the batter until completely smooth, as I didn't want to overdevelop the gluten in the flour and get chewy pancakes.

[SammiCat]

As always I look to Kittencal when I need a specific recipe & as always she delivered! These are yummy, light & tasty. The batter is very thick & I was tempted to thin it down a bit but thought I would behave & follow the recipe as I have found with Kitten's recipes she knows what she is doing. Perfect, I did not & would not change a thing. This will be my go to recipe from now on, the Bisquick is out the door!