Just as the name states.. they're perfect! Fluffy, buttery and delicious. My family's favorite pancakes and the only recipe I use!
I'm so excited to share this recipe with you guys today! I know what you're thinking.. another pancake recipe out of the other 5 million you can find on the internet, right? But these pancakes are different. They're the best of best. The cream of the crop. My favorite!!! I've mentioned on here a few times how my son is the pickiest eater in the entire world. He'll eat about 4 different things, one of the being pancakes, so I make a batch - or double batch - of these every single week. The taste and texture of these pancakes is incomparable to any other homemade pancake I've ever made. Sometimes you'll get an amazing flavorful pancake, only to be disappointed by a soggy mess when you add syrup. These pancakes are totally not the case! They do not get mushy or grainy when syrup is added. That's one of the reasons I love them!
Even Mike, my other BIG picky eater loves these pancakes and raves about them to everyone in his family. I've never tried adding fresh fruit to these, but I imagine blueberries would be amazzzzzing. Is that weird that I've actually ever had a blueberry pancake before? Or actually now that I think about it, I've never had a pancake with any kind of fruit in it. If I add anything to my pancakes it's chocolate chips and that's what the Mr. loves in his too.
If I'm making these only for my son, I always freeze the pancakes I know I won't be needing so they don't go to waste. One bag goes in the fridge for the week, (or the next couple of days) and the rest go in the freezer as soon as they cool down to preserve their freshness. They are SO good out of the freezer too! They taste just as good as made fresh. I just pop them in the microwave out of the refrigerator or freezer for a few seconds and we're good to go. I imagine keeping some on hand in the freezer would be incredibly helpful for those hectic school mornings, too!
These pancakes are so buttery, so fluffy and just ridiculously delicious. They're the most perfect buttermilk pancakes.
You need to give them a try, they'll be your new favorite too!
Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup milk any kind. I usually use whole
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbs unsalted butter melted
- 3 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In a large measuring cup, measure milk and add vinegar. Stir slightly and set aside to allow the mixture to "sour" for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center and add milk mixture, eggs, melted butter and vanilla. (If you are adding mix-ins, this is the time to do so.) Stir all ingredients together JUST until there are no visible flour pockets remaining. PLEASE NOTE: You do not want to over mix this batter (!!!), it should be a little lumpy. If the batter is completely smooth and runny, you will have flat pancakes - which taste equally delicious!
- Set the batter aside without mixing or touching it (it's important not to disturb it) and get your pan or griddle ready to cook. Turn griddle on medium low heat and add little bit of butter or non-stick cooking spray. Still be careful not to disturb the batter too much. Resist the urge to stir! Pour about 2 tbs-¼ cup of batter for each pancake. Once you see a few bubbles on top and underneath is golden brown, flip and cook the other side - about 2 minutes on each side. Continue the cooking process for the rest of the batter.
- Serve pancakes immediately with some butter, maple syrup, whipped cream or whatever your little heart desires!
- Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes will stay fresh for 7 days stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. If storing in the freezer, they will stay fresh for up to 3 months.
Notes
Freezing tips: Once pancakes are completely cool, immediately package the pancakes into several freezer bags. Doing this step as soon as they cool ensures they will keep their freshness. I usually do about 6 pancakes per bag for ease to get them apart, they usually separate very easily. To thaw, place pancakes in a single layer in the microwave and heat for about 20-25 seconds in their frozen state or until they are warm.
I can't think of a better slow, lazy weekend morning than having these pancakes. Gorgeous pics!
I agree! Thank you!
oh wow this looks so yummy, i know it was pancake day yesterday but i totally forgot about it until i came home and so all the posts but by then it was too late to make any. Thanks for the recipe and glad yours are not soggy when you add anything to them.
I am SO disappointed in myself - I didn't realize yesterday was pancake night. Man oh man, 34 years of yearly tradition, gone 🙁 I was wondering why my Mom sent me an e-mail the night before telling me how to cook the perfect pancakes. I know how to make them fluffy,I just deleted the e-mail and didn't think anything of it until this morning. Sigh!! So my husband and I will recreate pancake night next Tuesday. 🙂
I love making breakfast for dinner!! These pancakes look amazing and sound so easy to make. I love mixing things into pancakes to make them different. I never thought to batch make them to freeze them before.
Beautiful pictures! They are making me so hungry. I think the only other pancake that I really go crazy for is sourdough. Buttermilk pancakes are so classic and pair so beautifully with a good real maple syrup.
OMG I hate life right now. I'm so hungry at almost 4am and now I want pancakes! I guess I gotta make pancakes tomorrow for breakfast now! These look perfect! I don't do homemade, well I do, but their in a box, cos I love simple pancakes and pancakes at ihop! haha
Haha, you're too funny! Let me know how you like them if ya try them out! 🙂
I know there are a zillion pancake recipes already out there and I went thru a lot and this one IS different and SO good. One more thing you must use real maple syrup and you must warm it before serving it with the pancakes. This is what makes this so good!!
Mmmm, that sounds good. I've always wanted to make real maple syrup from scratch.. that's on my to-do list very soon!
I have to say those are some lovely pictures. I love buttermilk pancakes. I am also pretty impressed that you did not buy buttermilk but made it yourself. I always wanted to know how to do that and now I know. Thanks for that! BTW, great recipe.
Thanks Margarita! Yes, making buttermilk is so super easy. I very rarely will buy it from the store.
First, I have to say I love the photos! You can give me tips any day. Okay and here it is 9 pm and you have me wanting to make pancakes. Er, and I am supposed to not eat after 8, remind me to read recipes earlier in the day!
Haha! Thanks so much for the nice compliments, Hollie!
Oh man these look delish!! I love buttermilk pancakes, I wish I could have them every day! I really love all of your photos, it just made me more and more hungry scrolling down to the recipe! It looks relatively simple, I will definitely be giving this one a go soon! Thanks for sharing it, I'm excited to try it out! 🙂
I have never been good at making pancakes, I always try the boxed recipes and my family is brutally honest! They are terrible!
So I figured I would try your recipe.......
Excellent! They were really great and the kids loved them. I added chocolate chips because we are addicted to chocolate in my house and I got rave reviews.
So I just want to say Thank you.
These sound delicious! I just tried your lemon blueberry scones and they are keepers! I am always trying to find new buttermilk recipes; can you substitute the milk and vinegar for real buttermilk?
Yes, I have done this and real buttermilk makes the batter a bit thicker than the "homemade" buttermilk does so you will just need to add a bit more.