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 (6.75 oz/190g) 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 (6.75 oz/190g) 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.

Nutrition Facts

3 pancakes: 360 calories, 15g fat (8g saturated fat), 126mg cholesterol, 817mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 10g protein.

Originally published as The Best Ever Pancakes in Taste of Home February/March 2019

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tkuehl

Mar 5, 2019

Wow, I loved this recipe...finally a pancake recipe at home that tastes like the infamous pancake restaurants. I like a fluffy pancake with great texture and flavor and this recipe delivers. I did not have buttermilk, so substituted with 1 cup of milk and 1 T. lemon juice. The servings was right on too! I have never been able to make a restaurant quality pancake before, always using store bought mixes. Never again - thank you TOH Test Kitchen!
JoJo1202

Mar 4, 2019

These were so yummy with strawberry topping or without. ??
MarineMom_texas

Feb 26, 2019

These pancakes are absolutely delicious. The batter is rather thick and I needed help getting it out of my measuring cup then flattening on the griddle to pancake size. They cooked quickly and were delicious. Hubby and I loved them.
gaylene2

Feb 15, 2019

I thought these pancakes were really scrumptious. I could taste the vanilla and buttermilk in there. I had waited the extra 15 minutes as the Test Kitchen suggested. They were fluffy and light, but filling. We could only eat two apiece. But the rest of my family didn't get that excited, which was disappointing.
ebramkamp

Feb 2, 2019

I've made a lot of pancakes and these really are the best. They're light and fluffy. The vanilla gives them a nice flavor boost. My new go to pancake recipe.
ShellyCooks

Feb 1, 2019

I just made these pancakes and they were great! I had to change one thing — I used olive oil instead of butter because I was totally out of butter and that never happens!!! Anyway, the pancakes were delicious — thick, but light and fluffy. Can’t wait to make them again! Yum!! (I may try a few suggestions made here like adding nuts, raisins, etc.)
Penny

Feb 1, 2019

Sorry, but the best pancakes I ever had were made from a recipe in my moms old Betty Crocker cookbook from 1954. I don't use it often, I grew up with it and sometimes it is just the best.
Kevin

Jan 26, 2019

I like to smash up a banana and blend it into the batter. I've also done the same thing with berries and raisins. Adding applesauce is also a tasty option.
donnabognar

Jan 25, 2019

Made these yesterday and they were super !! Made the buttermilk from powdered buttermilk since that's what I keep in the pantry - they were delicious !! There were leftovers, and I'm going to reheat them today !
amsm

Jan 20, 2019

These are thick and fluffy pancakes! I love the addition of the vanilla. It gives it a little extra flavor. I did make mine by using a buttermilk substitute of lemon juice and milk.