No one can resist a stack of hot pancakes! Drizzled with your favorite syrup these fluffy buttermilk pancakes are a delicious way to start your day!

We are not big cereal eaters at my house, so I make breakfast most of the time. We have these fluffy buttermilk pancakes at least once a week. This is the recipe I have been using for years and first shared 3 years ago. I like this recipe because the ingredients are items I always have in my cupboards and fridge. We even like a good stack of pancakes for dinner sometimes too! Throw in a few chocolate chips and your kids will be your biggest fans!!!

How to make these pancakes:

Preheat an electric griddle to about 275 degrees.
In a large bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar together. Add the oil, egg, and buttermilk to the dry ingredients. Stir just until all the flour is mixed in. Over mixing the batter will take the fluffiness out of your pancakes.
Let the batter stand for 3 to 5 minutes allowing the baking soda to react with the buttermilk causing your batter to become “fluffy”.
Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup for eight, 4 to 5 inch pancakes or a 1/3 cup for six, 6 to 7 inch pancakes, pour circles of batter onto the electric griddle. When the pancakes are golden on the bottom and little bubbles begin to appear on the top of the pancake, flip them over and cook on the other side until golden brown. Serve hot with your favorite syrup!

What does buttermilk do in pancakes?

The buttermilk reacts with the baking soda which causes the batter to puff up really fluffy giving you those delicious fluffy pancakes.

My favorite pancake syrups:

We get bored with just maple syrup. My husband and daughter’s favorite is this Cinnamon Cream Syrup. I love lemon stuff so I’m partial to my Lemon Cream Syrup. I also have a to die for Caramel Syrup recipe in my Cinnamon Swirl French Toast recipe. Just hit the jump to recipe button to find it. Have you ever tried Blonde Buttermilk Syrup? It’s sooooo yummy that you definitely need to check it out!

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