Mike’s Sour Milk Pancakes
Simple yet incredibly fluffy, this recipe is the end result of months of grueling pancake experimentation!
Ingredients for this Recipe:
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp melted butter / margarine
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Whisk the milk and lemon juice together, and set aside (this makes the sour milk). In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the egg and melted butter until it is thoroughly scrambled and somewhat fluffy, and then combine with the sour milk. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add the milk/egg mixture. Whisk the mixture until it’s combined, it should still appear a bit lumpy.
I use a griddle for this, but a frying pan works just as well. Set to medium heat, and coat with a small amount of butter. I use a 1/3 cup measure to scoop the pancake batter onto the griddle – you may want your own pancakes larger or smaller.
Pour your measured pancake batter onto the griddle, and let it cook until bubbles form in the surface, and then flip it over. Repeat until you’ve run out of batter. This should make about 12-14 pancakes with a 1/3 cup measure.
For a little variety, you can replace the sour milk with almost any carbonated beverage, and still get a very fluffy pancake. Sprite and flavoured Ginger Ales work surprisingly well – I haven’t been so brave as to try a more potent pop like a Cola.