The Best Ever Pancakes

Name: The Best Ever Pancakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 pancakes.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 large eggs; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

I'm not joking when I say I make pancakes every weekend. I love them in any form and variation. —James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, whisk together the first five ingredients. In another bowl, whisk remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Preheat griddle over medium heat. Lightly grease griddle. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto griddle; cook until bubbles on top begin to pop and bottoms are golden brown. Turn; cook until second side is golden brown.

Test Kitchen tips

To make these pancakes lactose free, replace the buttermilk and butter with lactose-free 2% milk and lactose-free butter or dairy-free margarine.

If you want to make them completely dairy free, replace buttermilk with any plant-based milk, like soy or almond, and use melted shortening in place of the butter.