Pancakes - April

Butter Milk Pancakes

1 1/4 c. flour

1 egg

1 1/4 c. buttermilk

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 heaping t. baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1/4 c. cooking oil

Pinch salt

Preheat a skillet or a griddle over medium heat,

Use a non-stick surface or spray oil.

With a mixer, combine all ingredients until smooth. 

Pour batter onto hot surface, forming five inch circles

When edges appear to harden, flip pancakes.

They should be golden brown.

Cook pancakes on the other side for the same amount of time until golden brown.

Makes 8-10 pancakes.

          That recipe above is copied verbatim from a recipe that my dad got from his workplace Starkey’s. Every winter, they have this annual breakfast where all the employees get to bring their family and have a bite to eat. And every time, my mom compliments the pancakes on how good they taste and how she can never make anything that tastes the same at home. Well one day my dad brought home the recipe he got from one of the cooks, and I decided to make it for our home cooking assignment.

          As you read the recipe, you notice how it states to mix all the ingredients at once, and that it should be smooth. However, from previously making pancakes in class, I knew that the recipe was wrong and what to do to make it the right way. So I started off mixing the wet and dry ingredients separately. This is because I knew the muffin method, of how the two shouldn't meet until the very end. I also had the knowledge of not stirring until it was smooth. In the end I only stirred it enough to combine everything and it looked like batter. After that, it was just cooking them on the griddle, flipping it, and finishing the other side. Now I served my whole family them, and this time, my mom commented on how they tasted just like the ones at my dad’s workplace, so I knew I made them right. They looked like perfect little golden brown circles. They were the perfect color, because I waited the right amount of time to flip them, so they wouldn't be too dark or too light. When I tasted them, I knew I did a good job. They were so light and moist and have trace of sweetness to them. Overall, I think I did a good job following the recipe and completing the directions to make a great baked product.