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EST. 2020235 RECIPES
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Breads & Breakfasts • A family favorite

2020 Cookbook

Em’s Pancakes (World’s Greatest Pancakes)

Recipe by Emily Broadbent

Heat
Griddle
Time
Not recorded
Makes
A large family-size batch

From an elementary class experiment to find the best pancake recipe—this was the winner. The family shorthand remembered it as “4 cups of everything,” and the cookbook preserves the complete measurements.

01

Ingredients

  • 4 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 Tbsp white sugar
  • 4 tsp baking soda
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 4 tsp salt

Make it yours

  • For each cup of buttermilk needed, combine 1 cup milk with 1 Tbsp white vinegar.
  • Serve with your favorite pancake toppings.

02

Method

  1. 01

    Stir the eggs, sour cream, and buttermilk together until smooth.

  2. 02

    Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Mix well.

  3. 03

    Pour the batter by ¼-cupfuls onto a hot, greased griddle.

  4. 04

    Cook until the first side is set and golden, then flip and cook the second side.

  5. 05

    Serve warm with your favorite toppings.