I had been surfing the net looking for buttermilk pancake recipes the night before and finally settled on this one. The morning just gave me the much needed shove in the right direction to actually start on the buttermilk pancake project for breakfast. While all the rest of Seattle seems to be faced with snow woes, today started off beautifully with the glorious sun shining brightly and for a moment I thought spring had arrived early. There is just something about the sun that gives me the lift I need to start the day. With my hair tied back, an apron on and the feel of promise in the air (or at least I imagined it to be so), what more could make the morning better if not for buttermilk pancakes. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of leisurely brewing myself a cup of berry tea to make the breakfast complete. By the time I got to the table to enjoy what should have been a couple of pancakes with whipped butter, syrup some raspberries and my berry tea, I noticed that there were only 3 pancakes left. My family had thoughtfully kept one of each kind of pancake for me. Considering the speed at which they disappeared, I’d say I was lucky I had one of each. (N.B. to self- make a double batch the next time.)

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups of self-rising flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
2 eggs yolks - beaten lightly
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
2 egg whites - beaten to soft peaks
3 tbsp butter - melted

Method:

1. Combine flour and sugar.



2. Mix beaten eggs



with buttermilk
 



3. Add the vanilla essence and melted butter to the buttermilk mixture and mix.



4. Combine the liquid mixture to the flour.



Stir to just combine

It should be lumpy as you see below. They make for fluffy pancakes



5. Beat the egg whites



till soft peaks appear.



6. Fold the whites into the mixture



until well combined



7. Heat the griddle. When it is hot enough, pour spoonfuls of batter.



8. Leave it plain or drop dollops of cream cheese



or sprinkle with chocolate chips



 

9. When you see bubbles appear on the surface, flip it over.



10. Give it a few minutes and then lift it off and serve.