Perfect Pancakes

We're a bunch of carb addicts in my household, in case you haven't noticed.  In my defence, it's hard to have breakfast without carbs.  What I like about having pancakes on a weekend morning is that
1. My daughter can help me make them. Kids love to help. :)
2. They are yummy.
3. You can dress them up any way you want, with fruit, grains, chocolate chips, whatever.  Anything goes.
4. You can freeze the leftovers and then pop them in the microwave on busy weekday mornings!

I love this recipe, they turn out fluffy in the middle and smooth golden brown on the top and bottom.  The flavor is perfection.  I wish I'd come up with this recipe; but I didn't.  You can find the original recipe here.

Here's a helpful tip that you may or may not already know.  If you're trying to make your pancakes somewhat of a uniform size, try using a 1/4 cup measuring cup to pour the batter onto the griddle. :)

Fluffy Pancakes

• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• cooking spray

Start by mixing the milk and the vinegar together in a small bowl which will make buttermilk. Set aside.

Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl first, then add the wet ingredients and mix together (a whisk works well here) so that there are no lumps.

Heat your griddle or skillet.  If you're using a non-stick griddle you probably won't need the cooking spray.  Otherwise add the cooking spray before scooping 1/4 cup of batter and pouring slowly onto your griddle or skillet.  When you see bubbles forming on the top and the sides begin to look dry it's time to flip them.  Once flipped it only takes a minute to become brown on the other side.  Move to a plate and continue making pancakes until all the batter is used. 

Freeze the leftovers in a freezer plastic storage bag and when ready to warm up just put onto a microwavable safe plate and heat (still frozen) for about 1 minute in the microwave.  Microwaves are all different so the time will depend on how many you're heating up at once and the power of your microwave.